English
Greenwald
From green + wald.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’
…
Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-West Germanic *grōnī
Old English grēne
Middle English grene
English green
Proto-Indo-European *waldʰ- ‘to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess’
Proto-Germanic *waldaną ‘to reign’
Proto-West Germanic *waldan ‘to rule, to control’
Old English wealdan ‘to rule, control, determine, direct, command,…’
Northern Middle English walde
English wald
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Greenwald