Where does “vald” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevald—
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “vald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →