Where does “straf” come from?

straf (Tok Pisin) comes from German strāfe, from Middle High German strāfe, from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn.

straf (Tok Pisin): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “straf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrāfepunishment
2Middle High Germanstrāfe—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strēpōn →Every word from Middle High German strāfe →Every word from German strāfe →