strecken
German (Berlin)
[ˈʃtʁɛkŋ̩]
verb-weak
Definitions
- to straighten, stretch
- to elongate, lengthen
- to dilute, cut
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German strecken inherited from Old High German strecken inherited from *strakkjan (stretch, make taut tight).
Origin
*strakkjan
Gloss
stretch, make taut tight
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astretch English
- backstretch English
- electrostretch English
- forestretch English
- frontstretch English
- homestretch English
- hyperstretch English
- mechanostretch English
- microstretch English
- midstretch English
- nonstretch English
- outstretch English
- overstretch English
- prestretch English
- restretch English
- stretch English
- stretch limousine English
- stretchability English
- stretchable English
- stretcher English
- stretchest English
- stretcheth English
- stretching English
- stretchless English
- stretchy English
- unstretch English
- Vollstreckung German
- ausstrecken German
- hin German
- hinstrecken German
- vollstrecken German
- *(s)treg- Proto-Indo-European
- streccan Old English
- streċċan Old English
- strecchen Middle English
- strække Danish
- estrikier Old French
- streĉi Esperanto
- strecken Old High German
- strecken Middle High German
- strecken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- shtriqem Albanian
- tërheq Albanian
- *strakkjan gmw-pro
- strecken Middle Low German