Where does “Karawanenstraße” come from?

Karawanenstraße (German) comes from German Karawane, from Italian carovana, from Persian کاروان, from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Karawanenstraße (German): caravan route

Definitions

  1. caravan route

Ancestry of “Karawanenstraße”, step by step

Karawanenstraße traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Karawane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarawanecaravan
2Italiancarovanacaravan; convoy
3Persianکاروانcaravan; convoy
4Middle Persiankʾlwʾn'military column; caravan
5Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German straße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstraßestreet; road a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement
2Middle High Germanstrāȥe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →