Where does “hoofdstraat” come from?
hoofdstraat (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Italic stornō — sterile, infertile.
hoofdstraat (Dutch): main street/Main Street
Definitions
- main street/Main Street
Ancestry of “hoofdstraat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | straat | street, paved way; channel, strait |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strate | street, paved road |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strāta | street, paved road |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 5 | Latin | strāta | a paved road |
| 6 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |