Where does “valgsvindel” come from?

valgsvindel (Danish) comes from Danish svindel, from German Schwindel, from German schwindeln, from Middle High German swindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.

valgsvindel (Danish): electoral fraud

Definitions

  1. electoral fraud

Ancestry of “valgsvindel”, step by step

valgsvindel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish svindel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsvindela fraud, swindle
2GermanSchwindelswindle; dizziness, vertigo
3Germanschwindelnto tell harmless lies; to make harmless...
4Middle High Germanswindeln—
5Old High Germanswintilōn—
6Old High Germanswintanto shrink, to fade
7Proto-Germanic*swindan—

via Danish valg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvalgchoice; election
2Old Norsevalchoice
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old High German swintan →Every word from Old High German swintilōn →