distrain

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdistringō“to pull asunder”
2. Old French · derived fromdestraindre
3. Middle English · inherited fromdistreynen
4. English todaydistrain

From Middle English distreynen, from Old French destraindre, from Latin distringō (“to pull asunder”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō (“to draw tight, strain”).

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