Old Norse valda

← Proto-Germanic *waldaną (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (root)

→ Old English wealdan (cognate)

→ Danish volde (inherited)

→ Old Swedish valda (inherited)

→ Icelandic valda (inherited)

→ Norwegian Bokmål volde (derived)

→ Norwegian Bokmål forvolde (derived)

→ Old Norse valdr (mention)

→ Swedish vålla (inherited)