Where does “Dirne” come from?
Dirne (German) comes from Italian dire, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Dirne (German): whore; girl; lass
Ancestry of “Dirne”, step by step
Dirne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian dire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | dire | to say, tell; to recite; to mean |
| 2 | Latin | dīcere | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | deikō | show, indicate; refer to; say, tell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Middle High German dierne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dierne | girl; servant |
| 2 | Old High German | diorna | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *þewernā | handmaid, female servant |
Words derived from “Dirne”