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Where does “Vollstreckungstitel” come from?

Vollstreckungstitel (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.

Vollstreckungstitel (German): executory title, title of execution

Definitions

  1. executory title, title of execution

Ancestry of “Vollstreckungstitel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVollstreckungexecution; enforcement
2Germanvollstreckento execute, enforce; to execute
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
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