Where does “-alt” come from?

-alt (Old French) comes from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Ancestry of “-alt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish-wald—
2Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
3Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
4Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “-alt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Frankish -wald →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaną →