Where does “Straßen” come from?
Straßen (German) comes from German Straße, from Middle High German strāze, from Old High German strāza, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō — sterile, infertile.
Straßen (German): plural of Straße; streets
Definitions
- plural of Straße; streets
Ancestry of “Straßen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Straße | street; road; carriageway; public, any area... |
| 2 | Middle High German | strāze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strāza | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 5 | Latin | strāta | a paved road |
| 6 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |