Where does “deerne” come from?

deerne (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dierne, from Old Dutch thiorna, from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā — handmaid, female servant.

deerne (Dutch): girl; promiscuous woman; maidservant, maid

Definitions

  1. girl; promiscuous woman; maidservant, maid

Ancestry of “deerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdierne—
2Old Dutchthiorna—
3Proto-West Germanic*þewernāhandmaid, female servant
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā →Every word from Old Dutch thiorna →Every word from Middle Dutch dierne →