Gewalt
Pennsylvania German
noun
Definitions
- power
- violence
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gewalt (strength, power) inherited from Old High German giwalt inherited from Proto-Germanic *waldą (power, might, authority, ruler, main).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*waldą
Gloss
power, might, authority, ruler, main
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
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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
- gendergeweld Dutch, Flemish
- geweld Dutch, Flemish
- gewelddadig Dutch, Flemish
- geweldig Dutch, Flemish
- geweldloos Dutch, Flemish
- geweldsmisdrijf Dutch, Flemish
- geweldspiraal Dutch, Flemish
- geweldspleging Dutch, Flemish
- geweldsspiraal Dutch, Flemish
- natuurgeweld Dutch, Flemish
- oorlogsgeweld Dutch, Flemish
- politiegeweld Dutch, Flemish
- *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wal- Proto-Indo-European
- *waldą Proto-Germanic
- gwałt Polish
- vald Old Norse
- gewelt Middle Dutch
- giwalt Old High German
- walt Old High German
- gewalt Middle High German
- געוואַלד Yiddish
- *valta Proto-Finnic
- *Waltheri Frankish
- *wald Frankish
- Deiwel Pennsylvania German
- Deiwelsgewalt Pennsylvania German