Where does “Mittelstrecke” come from?

Mittelstrecke (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.

Mittelstrecke (German): middle distance

Definitions

  1. middle distance

Ancestry of “Mittelstrecke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStreckestretch; route
2Germanstreckento straighten, stretch; to elongate, lengthen; to...
3Middle High Germanstrecken—
4Old High Germanstrecken—
5Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
6Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “Mittelstrecke”

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