Where does “farstretched” come from?
farstretched (English) comes from English far, from Middle English ferre, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
farstretched (English): Stretched beyond ordinary limits
Definitions
- Stretched beyond ordinary limits
Ancestry of “farstretched”, step by step
farstretched traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English far
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | far | Distant; remote in space; Remote in time; Long |
| 2 | Middle English | ferre | — |
| 3 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English stretched
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stretched | simple past tense and past participle of stretch |