Where does “voldtægtskvinde” come from?

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

voldtægtskvinde (Danish): female rapist

Definitions

  1. female rapist

Ancestry of “voldtægtskvinde”, step by step

voldtægtskvinde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish voldtægt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvoldtægtrape
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 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 →