Where does “Streck” come from?
Streck (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.
Streck (Luxembourgish): knitting
Ancestry of “Streck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | strécken | to knit; to tie, to fasten |
| 2 | Middle High German | strecken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strecken | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |