Where does “streight” come from?

streight (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.

streight (Middle English): straight; direct

Definitions

  1. straight; direct

Ancestry of “streight”, 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

Words derived from “streight

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