Where does “allvaldr” come from?

allvaldr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse valdr, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

allvaldr (Old Norse): sovereign, king

Definitions

  1. sovereign, king

Ancestry of “allvaldr”, step by step

allvaldr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse valdr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaldrwielder, ruler; the cause of, guilty of
2Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
3Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Old Norse allr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseallrall, entire, whole; all, quite, entirely; gone,...
2Proto-Germanicallazall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “allvaldr”

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