Where does “gvalt” come from?

gvalt (Romanian) comes from Polish gwałt, from Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

gvalt (Romanian): violence, force

Definitions

  1. violence, force

Ancestry of “gvalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgwałtrape; any illegal act of violence
2Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
3Old High Germangiwalt—
4Proto-Germanic*wald—
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wald →