Where does “Strafvollzugsanstalt” come from?
Strafvollzugsanstalt (German) comes from German Strafvollzug, from German Vollzug, from German voll, from Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
Strafvollzugsanstalt (German): penitentiary, correctional facility prison, jail
Definitions
- penitentiary, correctional facility prison, jail
Ancestry of “Strafvollzugsanstalt”, step by step
Strafvollzugsanstalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Strafvollzug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Strafvollzug | execution of a sentence |
| 2 | German | Vollzug | execution; A compound of two multiple units |
| 3 | German | voll | full; filled; full; drunk |
| 4 | Middle High German | vol | — |
| 5 | Old High German | foll | full |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |