Where does “giwalt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “giwalt”, step by step

giwalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *wald

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

via Proto-West Germanic *gawald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*gawald—
2Proto-Germanic*gawaldą—

Words derived from “giwalt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wald →