Where does “Mittelstreckenflug” come from?

Mittelstreckenflug (German) comes from German Mittelstrecke, 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.

Mittelstreckenflug (German): medium-haul flight

Definitions

  1. medium-haul flight

Ancestry of “Mittelstreckenflug”, step by step

Mittelstreckenflug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mittelstrecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMittelstreckemiddle distance
2GermanStreckestretch; route
3Germanstreckento straighten, stretch; to elongate, lengthen; to...
4Middle High Germanstrecken
5Old High Germanstrecken
6Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
7Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

via German flug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflugflight (in the air)
2Old High Germanflug
3Proto-Germanicflugizflight, flying
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg-
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