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Where does “straff” come from?

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

straff (Swedish): a punishment, a penalty n; sentence n; penalty...

Definitions

  1. a punishment, a penalty n; sentence n; penalty...

Ancestry of “straff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstraffen—
2Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—

Words derived from “straff”

  • straffspark
  • straffa
  • fängelsestraff
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →