Where does “Straftat” come from?

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

Straftat (German): criminal offence

Definitions

  1. criminal offence

Ancestry of “Straftat”, step by step

Straftat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strāfe

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

via German tāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantātdeed
2Middle High Germantāt—

Words derived from “Straftat”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →