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