Where does “pogwałcić” come from?

pogwałcić (Polish) 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.

pogwałcić (Polish): to break rules, to violate norms

Definitions

  1. to break rules, to violate norms

Ancestry of “pogwałcić”, 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

Words derived from “pogwałcić”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wald →
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