Where does “straightface” come from?
straightface (English) comes from English straight, from Middle English streight, from Middle English strecchen, from Old English streċċan, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.
straightface (English): An obvious, apparent, or stereotypical appearance...
Definitions
- An obvious, apparent, or stereotypical appearance...
Ancestry of “straightface”, step by step
straightface traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English straight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | straight | Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction... |
| 2 | Middle English | streight | straight; direct |
| 3 | Middle English | strecchen | To stretch out, spread, extend; To stretch,... |
| 4 | Old English | streċċan | to stretch, hold out, extend, spread out,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |