Where does “dauðarefsing” come from?
dauðarefsing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic refsing, from Icelandic refsa, from Old Norse refsa, from Proto-Germanic rafsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
dauðarefsing (Icelandic): capital punishment
Ancestry of “dauðarefsing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | refsing | punishment |
| 2 | Icelandic | refsa | to punish |
| 3 | Old Norse | refsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rafsijaną | to snatch; to punish; flog; chastise; reprove; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |