strack

German (Berlin)

/ʃtʁak/

adj

Definitions

(archaic) straight, taut
(colloquial) drunk

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German strac (straight, tight) inherited from Old High German *strac inherited from Proto-Germanic *strakkaz (straight) derived from Proto-Indo-European *streg-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*streg-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

stracks German
strak Dutch, Flemish
straks Dutch, Flemish
*streg- Proto-Indo-European
*strakaz Proto-Germanic
*strakkaz Proto-Germanic
straks Danish
strac Middle Dutch
*strac Old High German
strac Middle High German
strackes Middle High German
strakes Middle Low German

stracks