Where does “Kerkerstrafe” come from?

Kerkerstrafe (German) comes from German strāfe, from Middle High German strāfe, from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn.

Kerkerstrafe (German): a punishment during imprisonment

Definitions

  1. a punishment during imprisonment

Ancestry of “Kerkerstrafe”, step by step

Kerkerstrafe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strāfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrāfepunishment
2Middle High Germanstrāfe—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—

via German Kerker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKerkerdungeon
2Middle High Germankerker—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle High German strāfe →Every word from German strāfe →