Where does “Langstreckenschwimmerin” come from?
Langstreckenschwimmerin (German) comes from German Langstreckenschwimmer, from German Langstrecke, 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.
Ancestry of “Langstreckenschwimmerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Langstreckenschwimmer | long-distance swimmer |
| 2 | German | Langstrecke | long distance |
| 3 | German | Strecke | stretch; route |
| 4 | German | strecken | to straighten, stretch; to elongate, lengthen; to... |
| 5 | Middle High German | strecken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | strecken | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |