Walpurga
German (Berlin)
proper noun
Definitions
- An eighth century saint whose feast day on May 1st coincided with a pagan feast associated in folklore with witchcraft.
Etymology
Derived from Old High German waltan (rule) derived from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (rule, reign).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*waldaną
Gloss
rule, reign
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Valpuri Finnish
- Walfried German
- Walter German
- walten German
- *waldʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *waldaną Proto-Germanic
- wealdan Old English
- wieldan Old English
- valda Old Norse
- Valborg Danish
- waltan Old High German
- witu Old High German
- walten Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- waldan Old Dutch
- waldan Old Saxon