Where does “Straftritt” come from?

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

Straftritt (German): penalty kick

Definitions

  1. penalty kick

Ancestry of “Straftritt”, step by step

Straftritt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strāfe

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

via German Tritt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrittstep; kick
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle High German strāfe →Every word from German strāfe →