Where does “Rückenstrecker” come from?

Rückenstrecker (German) comes from German rücken, from Middle High German rücken, from Old High German rucchen, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Rückenstrecker (German): erector spinae

Definitions

  1. erector spinae

Ancestry of “Rückenstrecker”, step by step

Rückenstrecker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rücken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrückento move, to push; to move over
2Middle High Germanrücken
3Old High Germanrucchen
4Proto-Germanic*rukkijan
5Proto-Germanicrukkijanąto pull, to tug; to rock
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via German strecken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreckento straighten, stretch; to elongate, lengthen; to...
2Middle High Germanstrecken
3Old High Germanstrecken
4Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
5Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong
Every word from Chichewa iye