Where does “strofen” come from?

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

strofen (Luxembourgish): to punish

Definitions

  1. to punish

Ancestry of “strofen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strofen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strēpōną →Every word from Middle High German strāfen →