Where does “Strafgesetzbuch” come from?

Strafgesetzbuch (German) comes from German Strafgesetz, from German Gesetz, from Middle High German gesetze, from Old High German gisezzida, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Strafgesetzbuch (German): criminal code

Definitions

  1. criminal code

Ancestry of “Strafgesetzbuch”, step by step

Strafgesetzbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Strafgesetz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrafgesetzcriminal law
2GermanGesetzlaw, act, bill, statute
3Middle High Germangesetze
4Old High Germangisezzidafixing, determination, assessment; establishment,...
5Old High Germansezzento make sit, set, put
6Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
7Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
8Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
9Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via German būch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
2Middle High Germanbuoch
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti