Where does “voldtektsforbryter” come from?

voldtektsforbryter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål voldtekt, from Norwegian Bokmål vold, from Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

voldtektsforbryter (Norwegian Bokmål): a rapist

Definitions

  1. a rapist

Ancestry of “voldtektsforbryter”, step by step

voldtektsforbryter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål voldtekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvoldtektrape
2Norwegian Bokmålvoldviolence; imperative of volde
3Old Norsevald—
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Norwegian Bokmål forbryter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforbrytera criminal
2Norwegian Bokmålforbryte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →