Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

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

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

Words derived from “vald”

  • våldtäkt
  • våldtäktsman
  • våldsam
  • våld
  • voldtekt
  • vold
  • voldelig
  • voldta
  • voldssirkel
  • voldtektsmann
  • gruppevoldtekt
  • voldshandling
  • voldtektsforbryter
  • voldsom
  • valdshandling
  • vald
  • vold
  • voldsom
  • voldgrav
  • voldtægt
  • voldtægtsmand
  • voldelig
  • löggjafarvald
  • einvaldur
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