Where does “dirndled” come from?
dirndled (English) comes from English dirndl, from German Dirndl, from German Dirne, from Italian -ne, from Italian né, from Italian purè, from French purée, from Middle French puree — to be clean, pure.
dirndled (English): Wearing a dirndl
Ancestry of “dirndled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dirndl | A traditional Alpine women's dress having a tight... |
| 2 | German | Dirndl | girl; dirndl; cornel |
| 3 | German | Dirne | whore; girl; lass |
| 4 | Italian | -ne | — |
| 5 | Italian | né | nor; neither...nor; either...or |
| 6 | Italian | purè | puree, purée; mashed potatoes |
| 7 | French | purée | puree; feminine singular of the past participle... |
| 8 | Middle French | puree | — |
| 9 | Old French | puree | — |
| 10 | French | purer | to make pure |
| 11 | Old French | purer | — |
| 12 | Latin | purare | — |
| 13 | Latin | pūrus | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |