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English word straight comes from Proto-Indo-European *streg-, and later Proto-Germanic *strakjaną (To stretch.)
*streg- (Proto-Indo-European)
*strakjaną (Proto-Germanic)
To stretch.
streċċan (Old English)
strechen (Middle English)
streiȝt (Middle English)
straight (English)
Continuously; without interruption or pause.. Directly; without pause, delay or detour.. Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line. (transitive) To straighten. (colloquial) A heterosexual.. (poker) Five cards in sequence.. (slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter. [from 20th c.]. (slang) A normal [...]