Where does “streċċende” come from?
streċċende (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic strakkjandī, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.
Ancestry of “streċċende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjandī | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |