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Where does “gestraft” come from?

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

gestraft (German): past participle of strafen

Definitions

  1. past participle of strafen

Ancestry of “gestraft”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gestraft”

  • ungestraft
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