‘feminine past participle of sternere "lay down, spread out, pave", as in via strata "paved road"’
into Late Latin
Late Latin
strata
‘paved road’
into Old English
Old English
strǣt
‘street, high road’
became Middle English
Middle English
strete
‘road in a city or town’
became English
English
street
The story of street
Street comes from the Latin expression associated with a paved road. Old English strǣt and Middle English strete show later stages. The modern double vowel is one reason spelling alone can make chronology more interesting than simply sorting language labels.
These are selected stages, not every spelling or intermediary. The story identifies omitted links; older forms did not all disappear at once.