Where does “esticar” come from?

esticar (Portuguese) comes from Old French estrikier, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

esticar (Portuguese): to stretch; to extend; to die

Definitions

  1. to stretch; to extend; to die

Ancestry of “esticar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestrikierto make longer, to stretch
2Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
3Proto-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 French estrikier →