walt
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English walten, from Old English wæltan, weltan, wieltan, wyltan, wiltan, from Proto-West Germanic *waltijan, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną (“to roll; roll about”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”). Cognate with German wälzen (“to wallow; roll”), Danish vælte (“to tumble; overthrow”), Swedish välta (“to roll; tumble over; overthrow”). Related to waltz.
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Verb edit
walt (third-person singular simple present walts, present participle walting, simple past and past participle walted)
- (intransitive, dialectal or obsolete) To roll; tumble
- (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To turn; cast; hurl; fling; overturn
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English *walt, from Old English *wealt (attested in unwealt (“not given to roll; steady”), sinwealt (“circular, eternally rolling”)), from Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”).
Adjective edit
walt (comparative more walt, superlative most walt)
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German edit
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Verb edit
walt
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *walþu.
Noun edit
walt n
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Further reading edit
- “walt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą (“power, authority”), whence also Old English weald, Old Norse vald.
Noun edit
walt m
Noun edit
walt f
Descendants edit
(From the related giwalt:)