Where does “afstraffe” come from?

afstraffe (Danish) comes from Danish af, from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

afstraffe (Danish): to punish, penalize, chastize

Definitions

  1. to punish, penalize, chastize

Ancestry of “afstraffe”, step by step

afstraffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafby; of; from
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Danish straffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstraffedefinite singular of straf; punish

Words derived from “afstraffe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →