Where does “uitstrekken” come from?
uitstrekken (Dutch) comes from Dutch uit, from Middle Dutch uut, from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
uitstrekken (Dutch): to stretch out, to extend
Definitions
- to stretch out, to extend
Ancestry of “uitstrekken”, step by step
uitstrekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch uit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uit | out, from the inside to the outside; out, off;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | uut | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūt | outside |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Dutch strekken
| 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 |