An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/strack

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry strack.

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2529630An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — strackJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

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.’