Where does “strackes” come from?

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

strackes (Middle Low German): stretched, right away

Definitions

  1. stretched, right away

Ancestry of “strackes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstractight; straight
2Old High Germanstrac—
3Proto-GermanicstrakkazAlternative form of *strakaz; straight, tight,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreg-—

Words derived from “strackes”

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