Where does “kyskhedsbælte” come from?

kyskhedsbælte (Danish) comes from Danish bælte, from Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic baltijaz, from Latin balteus — A belt, girdle.

kyskhedsbælte (Danish): chastity belt

Definitions

  1. chastity belt

Ancestry of “kyskhedsbælte”, step by step

kyskhedsbælte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bælte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbæltebelt
2Old Norsebeltibelt
3Proto-Germanicbaltijazbelt
4LatinbalteusA belt, girdle

via Danish kyskhed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkyskhed—
Every word from Latin balteus →Every word from Proto-Germanic baltijaz →Every word from Old Norse belti →