Where does “vanrøgt” come from?

vanrøgt (Danish) comes from Danish van-, from Old Norse van-, from Old Norse vanr, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vanrøgt (Danish): abuse, mistreatment, esp. of a child or animal

Definitions

  1. abuse, mistreatment, esp. of a child or animal

Ancestry of “vanrøgt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvan-giving the sense of "wrong", "bad"; mis-, dys-,...
2Old Norsevan-under-, un-
3Old Norsevanrlacking, wanting; a member of the Vanir
4Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanaz →Every word from Old Norse vanr →