Where does “sträckning” come from?

sträckning (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.

sträckning (Swedish): route

Definitions

  1. route

Ancestry of “sträckning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsträckaa stretch, a distance; to stretch
2Old Swedishstrækkiato stretch
3Middle Low Germanstrecken—
4Old Saxonstrekkianto stretch
5Proto-West Germanicstrakkjanto stretch, to make straight
6Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “sträckning”

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