Where does “skalte og valte” come from?

skalte og valte (Danish) comes from Danish skalte, from German schalten, from Middle High German schalten, from Old High German scaltan, from Proto-Germanic skaldaną — to knock, hit.

skalte og valte (Danish): to treat as one likes

Definitions

  1. to treat as one likes

Ancestry of “skalte og valte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskalteto rule, dispose
2Germanschaltento switch
3Middle High Germanschalten—
4Old High Germanscaltanto push a ship forward
5Proto-Germanicskaldanąto knock, hit
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaldaną →Every word from Old High German scaltan →Every word from Middle High German schalten →