Where does “*wald” come from?

*wald (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Ancestry of “*wald”, step by step

*wald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic waldą

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “*wald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →