Where does “tvangsindlæggelse” come from?

tvangsindlæggelse (Danish) comes from Danish tvangsindlægge, from Danish indlægge, from Danish ind, from Old Danish in, from Old Norse inn, from Proto-Germanic inn, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

tvangsindlæggelse (Danish): forced admission (admission of a person to a psychiatric ward against the person's will)

Definitions

  1. forced admission (admission of a person to a psychiatric ward against the person's will)

Ancestry of “tvangsindlæggelse”, step by step

tvangsindlæggelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tvangsindlægge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtvangsindlæggeto commit forcibly admit to medical, especially psychiatric care
2Danishindlæggeto admit (a patient into hospital)
3Danishindin
4Old Danishin
5Old Norseinnin, into; the
6Proto-Germanicinnin, into
7Proto-Germanicinin; into
8Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Proto-Germanic inn