Where does “Straßenmaler” come from?
Straßenmaler (German) comes from German straße, from Middle High German strāȥe.
Straßenmaler (German): street painter, pavement artist
Definitions
- street painter, pavement artist
Ancestry of “Straßenmaler”, step by step
Straßenmaler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German straße
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | straße | street; road a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement |
| 2 | Middle High German | strāȥe | — |
via German māler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | māler | male or of unspecified gender |