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
Ancestry of “våld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | vald | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | vald | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
Words derived from “våld”