Where does “Waffenstreckung” come from?
Waffenstreckung (German) comes from German Streckung, 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.
Waffenstreckung (German): capitulation, surrender
Definitions
- capitulation, surrender
Ancestry of “Waffenstreckung”, step by step
Waffenstreckung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Streckung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Streckung | stretching, straightening both spatially as well as temporally |
| 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 |
via German Waffen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Waffen | plural of Waffe |
| 2 | German | Waffenruhe | ceasefire, truce agreed temporary cessation of combat |