Where does “streiȝt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “streiȝt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstrecchenTo stretch out, spread, extend; To stretch,...
2Old Englishstreċċanto stretch, hold out, extend, spread out,...
3Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
4Proto-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 English streċċan →