Where does “samvittighedsfange” come from?

samvittighedsfange (Danish) comes from Danish fange, from Old Danish fange, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

samvittighedsfange (Danish): prisoner of conscience

Definitions

  1. prisoner of conscience

Ancestry of “samvittighedsfange”, step by step

samvittighedsfange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfangeto catch, to capture; prisoner, captive
2Old Danishfange
3Middle Low Germanvangencaptive; to catch
4Proto-Germanicfangōnąto catch, capture
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish samvittighed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsamvittighedconscience
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną
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