English
streetproof
From street + -proof.
Formed from street + -proof
Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- ‘to stretch out, extend, spread’
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Late Latin (via) strāta ‘paved (road)’
Proto-West Germanic *strātu ‘street’
Anglian Old English strēt ‘street’
Middle English strete ‘a road or path’
English street
Today it means
adj Aware of the dangers that may be encountered while out in the streets, and able to keep oneself safe.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “streetproof”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / streetproof