Where does “groepsverkrachting” come from?
groepsverkrachting (Dutch) comes from Dutch verkrachting, from Dutch verkrachten, from Dutch kracht, from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
groepsverkrachting (Dutch): gang rape
Definitions
- gang rape
Ancestry of “groepsverkrachting”, step by step
groepsverkrachting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verkrachting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verkrachting | rape |
| 2 | Dutch | verkrachten | to rape, to abuse |
| 3 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 5 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch groep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | groep | group; circuit in an electrical installation,... |
| 2 | French | groupe | group |
| 3 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 5 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |