Where does “Stréck” come from?

Stréck (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish strécken, 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.

Stréck (Luxembourgish): knitting

Definitions

  1. knitting

Ancestry of “Stréck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishstréckento knit; to tie, to fasten
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan →Every word from Old High German strecken →