Where does “straf” come from?

straf (Danish) comes from Middle Low German straffen, from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn.

straf (Danish): punishment, penalty

Definitions

  1. punishment, penalty

Ancestry of “straf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstraffen—
2Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—

Words derived from “straf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle Low German straffen →