Where does “taobhshráid” come from?
taobhshráid (Irish) comes from Irish sráid, from Old Irish sráit, from Old Norse stræti, from Old Frisian strēte, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō — sterile, infertile.
taobhshráid (Irish): side street
Ancestry of “taobhshráid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | sráid | street; level ground around house; village |
| 2 | Old Irish | sráit | street, road, path, way |
| 3 | Old Norse | stræti | street |
| 4 | Old Frisian | strēte | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 6 | Latin | strāta | — |
| 7 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 8 | Latin | sternō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |