Where does “strafregister” come from?
strafregister (Dutch) comes from Dutch register, from Middle Dutch register, from Old French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regesta, from Latin regerere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
strafregister (Dutch): a criminal record
Definitions
- a criminal record
Ancestry of “strafregister”, step by step
strafregister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch register
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | register | a register, an index, esp. as an appendix in a book |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | register | — |
| 3 | Old French | registre | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | registrum | A register; a book in which things are recorded |
| 5 | Latin | regesta | nominative feminine singular of regestus;... |
| 6 | Latin | regerere | second-person singular imperfect passive... |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |