Etymology Explorer
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Where does “strac” come from?
strac (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic strakkaz, from Proto-Indo-European streg-.
Ancestry of “strac”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
strakkaz
Alternative form of *strakaz; straight, tight,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
streg-
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Words derived from “strac”
strac
strack
strackes
stracks
schnurstracks
Every word from Proto-Indo-European streg- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic strakkaz →