Where does “vollstrecken” come from?

vollstrecken (German) comes 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.

vollstrecken (German): to execute, enforce; to execute

Definitions

  1. to execute, enforce; to execute

Ancestry of “vollstrecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreckento straighten, stretch; to elongate, lengthen; to...
2Middle High Germanstrecken—
3Old High Germanstrecken—
4Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
5Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “vollstrecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan →Every word from Old High German strecken →
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