Where does “strecchen” come from?

strecchen (Middle English) comes from Old English streċċan, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

strecchen (Middle English): To stretch out, spread, extend; To stretch,...

Definitions

  1. To stretch out, spread, extend; To stretch,...

Ancestry of “strecchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstreċċanto stretch, hold out, extend, spread out,...
2Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
3Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “strecchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan →Every word from Old English streċċan →