Where does “våldsdåd” come from?

våldsdåd (Swedish) comes from Swedish dåd, from Old Swedish dāþ, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

våldsdåd (Swedish): act of violence

Definitions

  1. act of violence

Ancestry of “våldsdåd”, step by step

våldsdåd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dåd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdådfeat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise...
2Old Swedishdāþ—
3Old Norsedáðdeed
4Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Swedish våld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåldviolence; force
2Old Swedishvald—
3Old Norsevald—
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →