Where does “stretch out” come from?
stretch out (English) comes from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
stretch out (English): To lie fully extended; To fully extend a part of...
Definitions
- To lie fully extended; To fully extend a part of...
Ancestry of “stretch out”, step by step
stretch out traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 2 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 3 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English stretch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stretch | To lengthen by pulling; To lengthen when pulled;... |
| 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 |