Straße

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

The sense “strait” is a, itself a , from , from unrelated.

Noun

 * 1) street; road a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement
 * 2) carriageway the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.
 * 3)  public, any area accessible to anyone
 * 4)  general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
 * 5) the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
 * 6) strait channel of water
 * 7)  straight
 * 1) the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
 * 2) strait channel of water
 * 3)  straight

Usage notes

 * Ways too narrow for vehicles to pass are usually called, if between houses also . In old cities, narrow paths may still be called , particularly if the word is part of the names of these streets.
 * The prepositional use is different from, and in some cases the opposite of, that in English. In most or all contexts, is possible. It is the only common preposition when referring specifically to the space between the houses (pavement and carriageway):  When a street is used as a geographical location, however,  is more common:   In the latter example, which refers to a house,  is possible as a third alternative.