Etymology of the English word distrain
the English word
distrainderived from the Old French word
destreindrederived from the Latin word
distringere (stretch out, apart; detain)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Latin word
stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*streig-Date
The earliest known usage of distrain in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
distraint,
distrained,
distrainingUsage
Word found in Modern English
