Where does “Straßenschlucht” come from?

Straßenschlucht (German) comes from German straße, from Middle High German strāȥe.

Straßenschlucht (German): urban canyon

Definitions

  1. urban canyon

Ancestry of “Straßenschlucht”, step by step

Straßenschlucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via German Schlucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchluchtcanyon, chasm, gorge, ravine
Every word from Middle High German strāȥe →Every word from German straße →