Where does “volstrekken” come from?
volstrekken (Dutch) comes from Dutch vol, from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
volstrekken (Dutch): to accomplish, to carry out till completion
Definitions
- to accomplish, to carry out till completion
Ancestry of “volstrekken”, step by step
volstrekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vol | full, replete |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vol | full; whole, complete |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fol | full |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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 |