Where does “Vollstreckungsbefehl” come from?
Vollstreckungsbefehl (German) comes from German Vollstreckung, from German vollstrecken, 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.
Vollstreckungsbefehl (German): writ of execution
Definitions
- writ of execution
Ancestry of “Vollstreckungsbefehl”, step by step
Vollstreckungsbefehl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vollstreckung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vollstreckung | execution; enforcement |
| 2 | German | vollstrecken | to execute, enforce; to execute |
| 3 | German | strecken | to straighten, stretch; to elongate, lengthen; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | strecken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | strecken | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |