Where does “gwałcić” come from?

gwałcić (Polish) comes 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.

gwałcić (Polish): to rape

Definitions

  1. to rape

Ancestry of “gwałcić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgwałtrape; any illegal act of violence
2Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
3Old High Germangiwalt—
4Proto-Germanic*wald—
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “gwałcić”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →
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