Where does “strack” come from?

strack (German) comes from Middle High German strac, from Old High German strac, from Proto-Germanic strakkaz, from Proto-Indo-European streg-.

strack (German): straight, taut; drunk

Definitions

  1. straight, taut; drunk

Ancestry of “strack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstractight; straight
2Old High Germanstrac—
3Proto-GermanicstrakkazAlternative form of *strakaz; straight, tight,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European streg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strakkaz →Every word from Old High German strac →