Where does “Managold” come from?

Managold (Old High German) comes from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Ancestry of “Managold”, step by step

Managold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German giwalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangiwalt
2Proto-Germanic*wald
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Old High German manag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmanagmany
2Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

Words derived from “Managold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ-