strak

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. tight
2. tense (showing stress or strain)
3. sleek, without unnecessary bells and whistles (of design)

Hevwate

stijf

vast

gespannen

ingespannen

kortaf

nauw

abrupt

spannend

star

steil

pakkend

bruusk

houterig

stram

stug

mooi

streng

sterk

nauwsluitend

Werger

tight

tense

strained

tightly

raide

gespannt

angestrengt

straff

taut

rigid

stiff

pendent

abrupte

jäh

estretament

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/strɑk/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle Dutch mîras hatiye girtin: strac

Ji Old Dutch mîras hatiye girtin: *strak

Hevwate bi Middle Low German: strac

Hevwate bi Old English: stræc

Hevwate bi almanî: strack

In summary

From Middle Dutch strac (“tight, taut”), from Old Dutch *strak, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz, *strakkaz (“straight, tight, tense”), from Proto-Indo-European *streg-, *treg- (“stiff, rigid”). Cognate with Middle Low German strac (“tight, taut”), Old English stræc (“firm, strict, rigorous, unyielding”), German strack (“straight, taut”). More at stretch.