walten
German (Berlin)
[ˈvaltn̩]
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to rule over, to exercise
- (intransitive) to prevail
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German walten inherited from Old High German waltan (rule) inherited from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (rule, reign) derived from Proto-Indo-European *waldʰ- (possess, be powerful, be strong, prevail).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*waldʰ-
Gloss
possess, be powerful, be strong, prevail
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wald English
- Valpuri Finnish
- Walfried German
- Walpurga German
- Walter German
- obwalten German
- umwalten German
- vorwalten German
- владеть Russian
- *waldʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *waldaną Proto-Germanic
- wealdan Old English
- wieldan Old English
- walden Middle English
- welden Middle English
- valda Old Norse
- Valborg Danish
- valte Danish
- volde Danish
- waltan Old High German
- witu Old High German
- walten Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- waldan Old Dutch
- waldan Old Saxon
- wield Scots
- владѣти Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian