Where does “våld” come from?

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

våld (Swedish): violence; force

Definitions

  1. violence; force

Ancestry of “våld”, step by step

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

Words derived from “våld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →