Where does “Streckenverlauf” come from?
Streckenverlauf (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.
Streckenverlauf (German): course of the road
Definitions
- course of the road
Ancestry of “Streckenverlauf”, step by step
Streckenverlauf 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 |