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Where does “waldiz” come from?

waldiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

waldiz (Proto-Germanic): managing, manageable; having power, powerful

Definitions

  1. managing, manageable; having power, powerful

Ancestry of “waldiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “waldiz”

  • welding
  • wield
  • weld
  • welder
  • wielder
  • weldability
  • weldment
  • weldable
  • wieldy
  • weldless
  • unweldable
  • wieldiness
  • reweld
  • weldmesh
  • wieldable
  • nonweldable
  • unwieldable
  • buttweld
  • wieldance
  • unwieldsome
  • wieldless
  • weldor
  • wieldsome
  • overwield
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