Where does “Gewaltverbrechen” come from?
Gewaltverbrechen (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.
Gewaltverbrechen (German): violent crime
Definitions
- violent crime
Ancestry of “Gewaltverbrechen”, step by step
Gewaltverbrechen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gewalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gewalt | strong or violent force |
| 2 | Middle High German | gewalt | strength, power |
| 3 | Old High German | giwalt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wald | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via German verbrechen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verbrechen | to do (something wrong); to be at fault for |
| 2 | Middle High German | verbrechen | to breach, violate |
| 3 | Old High German | farbrechan | — |