Where does “Straßenfest” come from?

Straßenfest (German) comes from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

Straßenfest (German): block party

Definitions

  1. block party

Ancestry of “Straßenfest”, step by step

Straßenfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—

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-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →