Where does “voldsmand” come from?

voldsmand (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.

voldsmand (Danish): a male perpetrator of violence

Definitions

  1. a male perpetrator of violence

Ancestry of “voldsmand”, step by step

voldsmand 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 mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →