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Where does “bestrafen” come from?

bestrafen (German) comes from German strāfen, from Middle High German strāfen, from Proto-Germanic strēpōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.

bestrafen (German): to punish

Definitions

  1. to punish

Ancestry of “bestrafen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrāfen—
2Middle High Germanstrāfen—
3Proto-Germanicstrēpōną—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert

Words derived from “bestrafen”

  • bestraffa
  • bestraffning
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