Where does “Wohnstraße” come from?

Wohnstraße (German) comes from German wohnen, from Middle High German wonen, from Old High German wonēn, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “Wohnstraße”, step by step

Wohnstraße traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wohnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwohnento live, reside, dwell; to stay
2Middle High Germanwonen
3Old High Germanwonēn
4Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
5Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

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 wenh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wunānąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wunēn