Where does “walt” come from?

walt (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

walt (Old High German): authority

Definitions

  1. authority

Ancestry of “walt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
2Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “walt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaz →