Where does “Gazastreifen” come from?

Gazastreifen (German) comes from German streifen, from Middle High German streifen, from Old High German streifen, from Proto-Germanic straipijaną.

Gazastreifen (German): the Sonnenallee due to its many Arab locations

Definitions

  1. the Sonnenallee due to its many Arab locations

Ancestry of “Gazastreifen”, step by step

Gazastreifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German streifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreifento brush, to range; to swipe something
2Middle High Germanstreifen—
3Old High Germanstreifen—
4Proto-Germanicstraipijaną—

via German Gaza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGazaGaza
2Latingazatreasury; treasure, riches; wealth
3Ancient GreekΓάζαtreasury, treasure
4Hebrewעַזָּה—
Every word from Proto-Germanic straipijaną →Every word from Old High German streifen →Every word from Middle High German streifen →