Where does “celstraf” come from?
celstraf (Dutch) comes from Dutch straf, from Dutch straffe, from Dutch straffen, from Middle Dutch straffen, from Middle High German strāfen, from Proto-Germanic strēpōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.
celstraf (Dutch): prison sentence, jail term
Definitions
- prison sentence, jail term
Ancestry of “celstraf”, step by step
celstraf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch straf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | straf | punishment, penalty, sanction; heavy, hefty;... |
| 2 | Dutch | straffe | |
| 3 | Dutch | straffen | to punish; to sentence; plural of straf |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | straffen | to scold, to reprimand; to refute; to punish |
| 5 | Middle High German | strāfen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |