Where does “Stroß” come from?
Stroß (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German strāze, from Old High German strāza, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃- — sterile, infertile.
Stroß (Central Franconian): street; road
Definitions
- street; road
Ancestry of “Stroß”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | strāze | — |
| 2 | Old High German | strāza | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 4 | Latin | strāta | a paved road |
| 5 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |