געוואַלד
Yiddish
noun
Definitions
- authority
- force
- violence
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gewalt (strength, power) inherited from Old High German giwalt.
Origin
Old High German
giwalt
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Befehlsgewalt German
- Entscheidungsgewalt German
- Gewalt German
- Gewaltmonopol German
- Gewalttäter German
- Hoheitsgewalt German
- Naturgewalt German
- Schlüsselgewalt German
- Sprachgewalt German
- Staatsgewalt German
- Verfügungsgewalt German
- gewaltig German
- gewaltlos German
- gewaltsam German
- *waldą Proto-Germanic
- gwałt Polish
- giwalt Old High German
- gewalt Middle High German
- Gewalt Pennsylvania German