Where does “Durststrecke” come from?
Durststrecke (German) comes from German Strecke, from German strecken, from Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.
Durststrecke (German): dry spell
Definitions
- dry spell
Ancestry of “Durststrecke”, step by step
Durststrecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Strecke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Strecke | stretch; route |
| 2 | German | strecken | to straighten, stretch; to elongate, lengthen; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | strecken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | strecken | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |