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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waldą
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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
- Middle English: wald, iwald
- Old Dutch: *wald, giwald
- Middle Dutch: gewout, gewelt
- Dutch: geweld
- Middle Dutch: gewout, gewelt
- 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)