Where does “voldtage” come from?

voldtage (Danish) comes from Danish tåge, from Old Danish takæ, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

voldtage (Danish): to rape, violate

Definitions

  1. to rape, violate

Ancestry of “voldtage”, step by step

voldtage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tåge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtågefog; mist; haze
2Old Danishtakæ—
3Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
4Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →