Name Element WOLDATEI

Type Word
Usage Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Baltic word meaning "to rule" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesvolděti(Old Slavic)
Given Name DescendantsMiervaldis, Visvaldis(Latvian) Visvaldas(Lithuanian) Vsevolod(Russian) Vsevolod(Ukrainian)

Sources & References

  1. Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 524.
  2. Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2015, page 485.
Entry added June 9, 2023