Where does “voldelig” come from?

voldelig (Danish) comes from Danish vold, from Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

voldelig (Danish): violent

Definitions

  1. violent

Ancestry of “voldelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvoldviolence; force; assault and battery
2Middle Low Germanwal—
3Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
4Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “voldelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →