Where does “strac” come from?

strac (Middle High German) comes from Old High German strac, from Proto-Germanic strakkaz, from Proto-Indo-European streg-.

strac (Middle High German): tight; straight

Definitions

  1. tight; straight

Ancestry of “strac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrac—
2Proto-GermanicstrakkazAlternative form of *strakaz; straight, tight,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreg-—

Words derived from “strac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European streg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strakkaz →Every word from Old High German strac →
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