Where does “Gewalttäter” come from?

Gewalttäter (German) comes from German Täter, from German Missetäter, from German missetāt, from Middle High German missetāt, from Old High German mistāt, from Proto-Germanic missadēdiz, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis — to do, put, place.

Gewalttäter (German): violent criminal

Definitions

  1. violent criminal

Ancestry of “Gewalttäter”, step by step

Gewalttäter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Täter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTäterdoer; "evildoer"; delinquent, offender
2GermanMissetätermalefactor
3Germanmissetātiniquity, misdeed evil, sinful, dishonorable deed
4Middle High Germanmissetāt—
5Old High Germanmistāt—
6Proto-Germanicmissadēdizmisdeed, wrongful act
7Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German Gewalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewaltstrong or violent force; violence; physical...
2Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
3Old High Germangiwalt—
4Proto-Germanic*wald—
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →