Where does “raksträcka” come from?
raksträcka (Swedish) comes from Swedish sträcka, from Old Swedish strækkia, 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.
raksträcka (Swedish): a straight stretch
Definitions
- a straight stretch
Ancestry of “raksträcka”, step by step
raksträcka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sträcka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sträcka | a stretch, a distance; to stretch |
| 2 | Old Swedish | strækkia | to stretch |
| 3 | Middle Low German | strecken | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | strekkian | to stretch |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |