Where does “straat” come from?
straat (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃- — sterile, infertile.
straat (Dutch): street, paved way; channel, strait
Definitions
- street, paved way; channel, strait
Ancestry of “straat”, step by step
straat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch strate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | strate | street, paved road |
| 2 | Old Dutch | strāta | street, paved road |
| 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 |