Where does “strækkia” come from?

strækkia (Old Swedish) comes 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.

strækkia (Old Swedish): to stretch

Definitions

  1. to stretch

Ancestry of “strækkia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstrecken—
2Old Saxonstrekkianto stretch
3Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
4Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “strækkia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan →Every word from Old Saxon strekkian →