Where does “Strafantrag” come from?

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

Strafantrag (German): application for legal action; sentence demanded

Definitions

  1. application for legal action; sentence demanded

Ancestry of “Strafantrag”, step by step

Strafantrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strāfe

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

via German Antrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAntragapplication, request; motion, proposition,...
2Middle High Germanantrac—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →