Gewalt

German (Berlin)

/ɡəˈvalt/

noun
Definitions
  • strong or violent force
  • (with l) violence
  • (with l) physical control or power
  • (with l) authority; legally established control or power

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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