Where does “voldskvinde” come from?

voldskvinde (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.

voldskvinde (Danish): a female perpetrator of violence

Definitions

  1. a female perpetrator of violence

Ancestry of “voldskvinde”, step by step

voldskvinde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vold

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

via Danish kvinde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishkvindeA woman
2Old Norsekvennagenitive plural of kona
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →