Where does “Straftatbestand” come from?
Straftatbestand (German) comes from German Tatbestand, from German bestand, from German be-, from German be.
Straftatbestand (German): criminal offence, statutory offense
Definitions
- criminal offence, statutory offense
Ancestry of “Straftatbestand”, step by step
Straftatbestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tatbestand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tatbestand | element also collective as |
| 2 | German | bestand | first/third-person singular preterite of bestehen |
| 3 | German | be- | Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working... |
| 4 | German | be | — |