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