Where does “Strafverteidigerin” come from?

Strafverteidigerin (German) comes from German Strafverteidiger, from German Verteidiger, from German verteidigen, from Middle High German verteidingen, from Middle High German vertagedingen, from Middle High German teidinc, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag — to burn; warm, hot.

Strafverteidigerin (German): criminal defense attorney (female)

Definitions

  1. criminal defense attorney (female)

Ancestry of “Strafverteidigerin”, step by step

Strafverteidigerin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Strafverteidiger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrafverteidigercriminal defense attorney
2GermanVerteidigerdefender someone who defends something, e.g. a soldier
3Germanverteidigento defend; to justify
4Middle High Germanverteidingen
5Middle High Germanvertagedingen
6Middle High Germanteidinc
7Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
8Old High Germantagday
9Proto-West Germanicdagday
10Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via German in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninin, within, at, to; in; in, at, by
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dagazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic dag