Talk:geweld
Latest comment: 13 years ago by 81.68.255.36 in topic Etymology
Etymology[edit]
from Proto-Germanic *waldaz, *waldan- (“rule, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *welə-, *wele- (“to be strong, possess”). Cognate with Old High German giwalt (“power, might”), Old Dutch gewalt, Old English wealda (“power, dominion, mastery”).
is this the correct etymology? 81.68.255.36 10:00, 16 August 2010 (UTC)