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
Ancestry of “strac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | strac | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | strakkaz | Alternative form of *strakaz; straight, tight,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | streg- | — |
Words derived from “strac”