Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waldą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *waldaną (“to rule”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑl.dɑ̃/

Noun

*waldą n

might, power, authority

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *waldą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*waldą	*waldō
vocative	*waldą	*waldō
accusative	*waldą	*waldō
genitive	waldas, waldis	*waldǫ̂
dative	*waldai	*waldamaz
instrumental	*waldō	*waldamiz

Derived terms

*Gaizawaldaz
*harjawaldaz
*Harjawaldaz
*Raginawaldaz
*Waldaharjaz
*Waldaþeubaz

Descendants

Old English: weald, ġeweald
- Middle English: wald, iwald
  - English: wald
Old Dutch: *wald, giwald
- Middle Dutch: gewout, gewelt
  - Dutch: geweld
Old High German: walt
- German: Gewalt, verwalten (“to manage”), Verwalter (“manager, caretaker”)
- Luxembourgish: Gewalt
Old Norse: vald
- Icelandic: vald
- Faroese: vald
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: vold
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: vald
- Old Swedish: vald
  - Swedish: våld
- Danish: vold
- Westrobothnian: vall, vål
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹 (waldufni)
→ Proto-Finnic: *valta (see there for further descendants)

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