Where does “voldta” come from?

voldta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tå, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

voldta (Norwegian Bokmål): to rape; brutally abuse and suppress, to rape

Definitions

  1. to rape; brutally abuse and suppress, to rape

Ancestry of “voldta”, step by step

voldta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåa toe
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Norwegian Bokmål vold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvoldviolence; imperative of volde
2Old Norsevald—
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “voldta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →