Where does “Magellanstraße” come from?

Magellanstraße (German) comes from German straße, from Middle High German strāȥe.

Magellanstraße (German): Strait of Magellan

Definitions

  1. Strait of Magellan

Ancestry of “Magellanstraße”, step by step

Magellanstraße traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via German Magellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMagellan—
Every word from Middle High German strāȥe →
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