Where does “wald” come from?

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

wald (Proto-West Germanic): power, mastery, dominion

Definitions

  1. power, mastery, dominion

Ancestry of “wald”, step by step

wald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic waldaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
2Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Proto-Germanic waldą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority

Words derived from “wald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaz →