Where does “fängelsestraff” come from?

fängelsestraff (Swedish) comes from Swedish straff, from Middle Low German straffen, from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn.

fängelsestraff (Swedish): imprisonment

Definitions

  1. imprisonment

Ancestry of “fängelsestraff”, step by step

fängelsestraff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish straff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstraffa punishment, a penalty n; sentence n; penalty...
2Middle Low Germanstraffen—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—

via Swedish fängelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfängelsea prison, a jail
2Old Norsefangelsi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle Low German straffen →Every word from Swedish straff →
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