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Where does “strafbewehrt” come from?

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

strafbewehrt (German): immune from punishment

Definitions

  1. immune from punishment

Ancestry of “strafbewehrt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrāfe—
2Middle High Germanstrāfe—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—
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