Where does “Straßenkunst” come from?

Straßenkunst (German) comes from German kunst, from Middle High German kunst, from Old High German kunst — knowledge, wisdom, skill.

Straßenkunst (German): street art

Definitions

  1. street art

Ancestry of “Straßenkunst”, step by step

Straßenkunst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill

via German N

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNAbbreviation of Nord; north
2GermanNordthe north; a wind coming from the north

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—

Words derived from “Straßenkunst”

Every word from Old High German kunst →