Where does “Prachtstraße” come from?

Prachtstraße (German) comes from German pracht, from Middle High German braht, from Old High German braht, from Proto-Germanic brahtaz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Prachtstraße (German): avenue, boulevard

Definitions

  1. avenue, boulevard

Ancestry of “Prachtstraße”, step by step

Prachtstraße traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprachtsplendor, resplendence, magnificence, pomp
2Middle High Germanbraht—
3Old High Germanbrahtnoice
4Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

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 bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brahtaz →