Where does “Teilstrecke” come from?

Teilstrecke (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.

Teilstrecke (German): stretch, leg, stage section of a journey or competition

Definitions

  1. stretch, leg, stage section of a journey or competition

Ancestry of “Teilstrecke”, step by step

Teilstrecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Strecke

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

via German Teil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTeilpart, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
2Middle High Germanteil
3Old High Germanteil
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg-