Where does “strafmildernd” come from?

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

strafmildernd (German): mitigated from a heavier punishment

Definitions

  1. mitigated from a heavier punishment

Ancestry of “strafmildernd”, step by step

strafmildernd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strāfe

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

via German mildernd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmilderndpresent participle of mildern; mitigating,...
2Germanmildernto mitigate
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle High German strāfe →Every word from German strāfe →