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walten.

to rule, to exercise control

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvaltən/[ˈval.tn̩][ˈʋal-][-tən]
  1. to rule, to exercise control

    intransitive · weak
  2. to prevail

    intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German walten, from Old High German waltan, from Proto-West Germanic *waldan (“to reign”), from Proto-Germanic *waldaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-. The Middle High German verb was conjugated as both a strong and a weak verb, suggesting a possible merger with unrecorded Old High German *waltōn, from Proto-West Germanic *waldōn, ultimately from the same source. Compare English wield, Icelandic valda, Polish władać, Serbo-Croatian vládati, Russian владе́ть (vladétʹ).

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