Where does “Zwangsvollstreckung” come from?

Zwangsvollstreckung (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.

Zwangsvollstreckung (German): foreclosure

Definitions

  1. foreclosure

Ancestry of “Zwangsvollstreckung”, step by step

Zwangsvollstreckung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vollstreckung

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

via German Zwang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwangcompulsion, obligation
2Middle High Germantwanc
3Old High Germangeduang
4Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
5Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg-Every word from Proto-West Germanic strakkjanEvery word from Old High German strecken