Where does “gvaltiť” come from?

gvaltiť (Old Slovak) comes from Polish gwałcić, from Polish gwałt, 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.

gvaltiť (Old Slovak): to break rules, to violate norms

Definitions

  1. to break rules, to violate norms

Ancestry of “gvaltiť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgwałcićto rape
2Polishgwałtrape; any illegal act of violence
3Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
4Old High Germangiwalt—
5Proto-Germanic*wald—
6Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wald →