Where does “Straßenkämpfer” come from?

Straßenkämpfer (German) comes from German Kämpfer, from French camphre, from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur — lime, calcium.

Straßenkämpfer (German): streetfighter

Definitions

  1. streetfighter

Ancestry of “Straßenkämpfer”, step by step

Straßenkämpfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kämpfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKämpferagent noun of kämpfen; fighter
2Frenchcamphrecamphor
3Middle Frenchchampore
4Old Frenchcamphore
5Medieval Latincamphora
6Ancient Greekκαμφορά
7Arabicكَافُور
8Malaykapurlime
9Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
10Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
11Palikappūracamphor
12Old Malaykapur
13Proto-Malayic*kapur
14Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

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-Austronesian qapuʀEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kapurEvery word from Old Malay kapur