Where does “voldtægt” come from?
voldtægt (Danish) comes from Danish vold, from Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
voldtægt (Danish): rape
Ancestry of “voldtægt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | vold | violence; force; assault and battery |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wal | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 4 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |
Words derived from “voldtægt”