Where does “штраф” come from?

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

штраф (Russian): fine, penalty, citation; Soviet army penal...

Definitions

  1. fine, penalty, citation; Soviet army penal...

Ancestry of “штраф”, step by step

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

Words derived from “штраф”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle High German strāfe →Every word from German strāfe →