Where does “Gewalttat” come from?

Gewalttat (German) comes from German gewalt, from Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Gewalttat (German): act of violence

Definitions

  1. act of violence

Ancestry of “Gewalttat”, step by step

Gewalttat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gewalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangewaltstrong or violent force
2Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
3Old High Germangiwalt—
4Proto-Germanic*wald—
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via German tāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantātdeed
2Middle High Germantāt—

Words derived from “Gewalttat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →
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