Where does “dødspatrulje” come from?
dødspatrulje (Danish) comes from Danish patrulje, from French patrouille, from Middle French patrouille, from Old French patrouille, from Old French patrouiller, from Old French patte, from Latin patta, from Frankish patta.
dødspatrulje (Danish): a death squad
Definitions
- a death squad
Ancestry of “dødspatrulje”, step by step
dødspatrulje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish patrulje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | patrulje | patrol group or individual |
| 2 | French | patrouille | patrol; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Middle French | patrouille | — |
| 4 | Old French | patrouille | — |
| 5 | Old French | patrouiller | to paddle, paw about, patrol |
| 6 | Old French | patte | paw, hoof; a paw |
| 7 | Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 8 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |