Where does “Strafplanet” come from?
Strafplanet (German) comes from German planet, from Middle High German plānēte, from Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Strafplanet (German): punishment planet a planet used for punishing people
Definitions
- punishment planet a planet used for punishing people
Ancestry of “Strafplanet”, step by step
Strafplanet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German planet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | planet | second-person plural subjunctive I of planen |
| 2 | Middle High German | plānēte | planet |
| 3 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German strāfen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strāfen | to punish |
| 2 | Middle High German | strāfen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |