An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gewalt

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Gewalt
Friedrich Kluge2507637An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gewalt1891John Francis Davis

Gewalt, f., ‘power, authority, force,’ from the equiv. MidHG. gewalt, m., f., OHG. giwalt, m., f.; allied to walten.