Where does “strafrechter” come from?

strafrechter (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.

strafrechter (Dutch): a judge administering criminal law

Definitions

  1. a judge administering criminal law

Ancestry of “strafrechter”, step by step

strafrechter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch straf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrafpunishment, penalty, sanction; heavy, hefty;...
2Dutchstraffe
3Dutchstraffento punish; to sentence; plural of straf
4Middle Dutchstraffento scold, to reprimand; to refute; to punish
5Middle High Germanstrāfen
6Proto-Germanicstrēpōną
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert

via Dutch rechter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrechterjudge; right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)-