Where does “afstraffelse” come from?

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

afstraffelse (Danish): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “afstraffelse”, step by step

afstraffelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish afstraffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafstraffeto punish, penalize, chastize
2Danishafby; of; from
3Old Norseafof, from, off, by
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →