Where does “strāfe” come from?
strāfe (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn.
Ancestry of “strāfe”, step by step
strāfe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic *strēpōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *strēpōn | — |
via Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *strēpōn | — |