Where does “strek” come from?
strek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch strekken, from Middle Dutch strecken, from Old Dutch strecken, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.
strek (Afrikaans): to stretch, to extend
Definitions
- to stretch, to extend
Ancestry of “strek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | strekken | to stretch, to extend, to reach; to reach, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strecken | to stretch, to stretch out; to spread; to stretch... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strecken | to stretch |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |