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Where does “bestraffning” come from?

bestraffning (Swedish) comes from Swedish bestraffa, 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.

bestraffning (Swedish): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “bestraffning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbestraffapenalize, punish
2Germanbestrafento punish
3Germanstrāfen—
4Middle High Germanstrāfen—
5Proto-Germanicstrēpōną—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert
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