Where does “Strafvereitelung” come from?

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

Strafvereitelung (German): obstruction of justice, perverting the course of justice

Definitions

  1. obstruction of justice, perverting the course of justice

Ancestry of “Strafvereitelung”, step by step

Strafvereitelung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strāfe

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

via German Vereitelung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVereitelung—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle High German strāfe →Every word from German strāfe →
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