Where does “voldtægtsmand” come from?
voldtægtsmand (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-.
voldtægtsmand (Danish): a male rapist
Ancestry of “voldtægtsmand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | voldtægt | rape |
| 2 | Danish | vold | violence; force; assault and battery |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wal | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 5 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |