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Where does “strak” come from?

strak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch strac, from Old Dutch strak, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz, from Proto-Indo-European streg-.

strak (Dutch): tight; tense

Definitions

  1. tight; tense

Ancestry of “strak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstractight, taut
2Old Dutchstrak—
3Proto-Germanic*strakaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreg-—

Words derived from “strak”

  • straks
Every word from Proto-Indo-European streg- →