Where does “strécken” come from?
strécken (Luxembourgish) comes 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.
strécken (Luxembourgish): to knit; to tie, to fasten
Definitions
- to knit; to tie, to fasten
Ancestry of “strécken”, step by step
strécken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German strecken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | strecken | — |
| 2 | Old High German | strecken | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |
via Old High German stricken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | stricken | — |