Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waldą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

1. might, power, authority, force

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

Related terms

• *waldaz (“wielder”)

Derived terms

• *gawaldą
  • Proto-West Germanic: *gawald
• *Harjawaldaz
• *Waldaharjaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wald
  • Old English: weald
    • Middle English: wald
      • English: wald
  • Old Dutch: *wald
  • Old High German: walt
• Old Norse: vald
  • Icelandic: vald
  • Faroese: vald
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vald
  • Old Swedish: vald
    • Swedish: våld
  • Danish: vold
    • Norwegian Bokmål: vold
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹 (waldufni)
• → Proto-Finnic: *valta (see there for further descendants)