Where does “doodloopstraat” come from?

doodloopstraat (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans straat, from Dutch straat, from Middle Dutch strate, from Old Dutch strāta, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō — sterile, infertile.

doodloopstraat (Afrikaans): dead end

Definitions

dead end

Ancestry of “doodloopstraat”, step by step

doodloopstraat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans straat

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Afrikaans	straat	street, road
2	Dutch	straat	street, paved way; channel, strait
3	Middle Dutch	strate	street, paved road
4	Old Dutch	strāta	street, paved road
5	Proto-West Germanic	strātu	street, paved road
6	Latin	strāta	a paved road
7	Latin	strātus	—
8	Latin	sternō	to spread, stretch out, spread out
9	Proto-Italic	stornō	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	str̥-n-h₃-	—
11	Proto-Indo-European	sterh₃-	to spread, extend, stretch out
12	Proto-Indo-European	ster-	sterile, infertile

via Afrikaans doodloop

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Afrikaans	doodloop	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃- →