Where does “straight” come from?
Straight comes from Middle English streight, derived from Middle English strecchen (to stretch), from Old English streċċan, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European streg- or (s)terg-.
straight (English): Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction...
Definitions
- Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction...
Ancestry of “straight”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | streight | straight; direct |
| 2 | Middle English | strecchen | To stretch out, spread, extend; To stretch,... |
| 3 | Old English | streċċan | to stretch, hold out, extend, spread out,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |
Words derived from “straight”
- straightforward
- straighten
- straightway
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straightedge
- straightener
- straightish
- nonstraight
- restraighten
- unstraight
- straightforth
- straightface
- unstraightforward
- unstraightforwardness
- straightwise
- straighteneth
- unstraighten
- antistraight
- straighty
- straighthorn
- enstraighten
- straightsplain
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