Where does “Wilhelmstraße” come from?

Wilhelmstraße (German) comes from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Wilhelmstraße (German): Wilhelmstrasse road in Berlin

Definitions

  1. Wilhelmstrasse road in Berlin

Ancestry of “Wilhelmstraße”, step by step

Wilhelmstraße traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wilhelm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWilhelmWilliam
2Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
3Old High Germanhelmhelmet
4Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
5Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
6Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

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-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →