Where does “vald” come from?

vald (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “vald”, step by step

vald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic walþuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Proto-Germanic waldą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “vald”

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