Where does “strekning” come from?

strekning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål strekke, from Middle Low German strecken, from Old Saxon strekkian, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

strekning (Norwegian Bokmål): a stretch

Definitions

  1. a stretch

Ancestry of “strekning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrekketo stretch
2Middle Low Germanstrecken—
3Old Saxonstrekkianto stretch
4Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
5Proto-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 Saxon strekkian →