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squaresinger@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

High Street, same as Highway, come from Old English, where high denoted not only elevation, but also status/rank/quality.

You can see this in a lot of other Modern English words. For example, a high sheriff, a high priest or high society aren’t called high because they are very tall.

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