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Where does “bestraffa” come from?

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

bestraffa (Swedish): penalize, punish

Definitions

  1. penalize, punish

Ancestry of “bestraffa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbestrafento punish
2Germanstrāfen—
3Middle High Germanstrāfen—
4Proto-Germanicstrēpōną—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert

Words derived from “bestraffa”

  • bestraffning
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