Where does “folkvald” come from?

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

folkvald (Swedish): elected (or more rarely otherwise chosen) by the people

Definitions

  1. elected (or more rarely otherwise chosen) by the people

Ancestry of “folkvald”, step by step

folkvald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish våld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåldviolence; force
2Old Swedishvald—
3Old Norsevald—
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Swedish folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →