Where does “wald” come from?

wald (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

wald (Old High German): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “wald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “wald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →