Where does “maltraktering” come from?
maltraktering (Danish) comes from Danish maltraktere, from French maltraiter, from French traiter, from Middle French traicter, from Old French traiter, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
maltraktering (Danish): maltreatment, mistreatment
Definitions
- maltreatment, mistreatment
Ancestry of “maltraktering”, step by step
maltraktering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish maltraktere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | maltraktere | to mistreat, maltreat |
| 2 | French | maltraiter | to mistreat |
| 3 | French | traiter | to treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat |
| 4 | Middle French | traicter | to treat |
| 5 | Old French | traiter | — |
| 6 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 8 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |