Where does “voldelighed” come from?

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

voldelighed (Danish): violence, brutality

Definitions

  1. violence, brutality

Ancestry of “voldelighed”, step by step

voldelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish voldelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvoldeligviolent
2Danishvoldviolence; force; assault and battery
3Middle Low Germanwal—
4Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
5Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →
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