Where does “strāfe” come from?

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

strāfe (German): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “strāfe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strāfe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle High German strāfe →
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