Where does “lijfstraf” come from?
lijfstraf (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijf, from Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
lijfstraf (Dutch): corporal punishment
Definitions
- corporal punishment
Ancestry of “lijfstraf”, step by step
lijfstraf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lijf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijf | A body; A corsage; A field |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lijf | body; life; life force |
| 3 | Old Dutch | līf | body |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
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 |