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Where does “hinstrecken” come from?

hinstrecken (German) comes from German hin, from Middle High German hin, from Old High German hina, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hinstrecken (German): to stretch out, to hold out; to loll; to extend,...

Definitions

  1. to stretch out, to hold out; to loll; to extend,...

Ancestry of “hinstrecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhinthere; thither; on the fritz
2Middle High Germanhin—
3Old High Germanhinathither
4Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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