Where does “waldtækt” come from?
waldtækt (Old Danish) comes from Old Danish wald, from Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
waldtækt (Old Danish): rape
Ancestry of “waldtækt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | wald | force, violence |
| 2 | Old Norse | vald | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |