Where does “unstretchable” come from?
unstretchable (English) comes from English stretchable, from English stretch, 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.
unstretchable (English): That cannot be stretched
Definitions
- That cannot be stretched
Ancestry of “unstretchable”, step by step
unstretchable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stretchable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stretchable | Capable of being stretched |
| 2 | English | stretch | To lengthen by pulling; To lengthen when pulled;... |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |