Where does “serievåldtäktsman” come from?
serievåldtäktsman (Swedish) comes from Swedish våldtäktsman, from Swedish våldtäkt, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną — to touch.
serievåldtäktsman (Swedish): a serial rapist
Definitions
- a serial rapist
Ancestry of “serievåldtäktsman”, step by step
serievåldtäktsman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish våldtäktsman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | våldtäktsman | a rapist |
| 2 | Swedish | våldtäkt | a rape |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |