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- — to see, perceive.

voldtægtsmand (Danish): a male rapist

Definitions

  1. a male rapist

Ancestry of “voldtægtsmand”, step by step

voldtægtsmand 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 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 →
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