An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/strack
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strack, adjective, ‘extended, direct, tense,’ from Middle High German strac (ck), ‘straight, tight,’ to which Modern High German stracks, adverb, ‘straightway, immediately,’ from Middle High German strackes, is allied; so too Modern High German strecken, ‘to stretch, extend.’