wald
English
/wɔːld/
verb
Definitions
- (UK) To govern; inherit.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English walden inherited from Old English wealdan (govern, rule, exercise, bring about, determine, possess, command, wield, control, cause, direct) inherited from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (rule, reign) derived from Proto-Indo-European *waldʰ- (possess, be powerful, be strong, prevail).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*waldʰ-
Gloss
possess, be powerful, be strong, prevail
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Befehlsgewalt German
- Entscheidungsgewalt German
- Gewalt German
- Gewaltmonopol German
- Gewalttäter German
- Hoheitsgewalt German
- Naturgewalt German
- Schlüsselgewalt German
- Sprachgewalt German
- Staatsgewalt German
- Verfügungsgewalt German
- gewaltig German
- gewaltlos German
- gewaltsam German
- obwalten German
- umwalten German
- vorwalten German
- walten German
- *waldʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *waldaną Proto-Germanic
- gwałt Polish
- wealdan Old English
- wieldan Old English
- walden Middle English
- welden Middle English
- valda Old Norse
- valte Danish
- einvalda Icelandic
- valda Icelandic
- waltan Old High German
- gewalt Middle High German
- walten Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- waldan Old Dutch
- waldan Old Saxon