Where does “straffspark” come from?

straffspark (Swedish) comes from Swedish spark, from Old Norse spark, from Old Norse sparka — to kick.

straffspark (Swedish): a penalty kick

Definitions

  1. a penalty kick

Ancestry of “straffspark”, step by step

straffspark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish spark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsparkkick; kicksled; "short for" sparkstötting
2Old Norsespark—
3Old Norsesparkato kick

via Swedish straff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstraffa punishment, a penalty n; sentence n; penalty...
2Middle Low Germanstraffen—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—
Every word from Old Norse sparka →