Where does “Gewalttäterin” come from?
Gewalttäterin (German) comes from German gewalttäter, 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 — to do, put, place.
Gewalttäterin (German): female equivalent of Gewalttäter
Definitions
- female equivalent of Gewalttäter
Ancestry of “Gewalttäterin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gewalttäter | violent criminal |
| 2 | German | Täter | doer; "evildoer"; delinquent, offender |
| 3 | German | Missetäter | malefactor |
| 4 | German | missetāt | iniquity, misdeed evil, sinful, dishonorable deed |
| 5 | Middle High German | missetāt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | mistāt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | missadēdiz | misdeed, wrongful act |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |