Where does “utstrekning” come from?

utstrekning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utstrekke, 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.

utstrekning (Norwegian Bokmål): extent

Definitions

  1. extent

Ancestry of “utstrekning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutstrekketo stretch, extend, or reach out
2Norwegian Bokmålstrekketo stretch
3Middle Low Germanstrecken—
4Old Saxonstrekkianto stretch
5Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
6Proto-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 →