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

Definitions

  1. whore; girl; lass

Ancestry of “Dirne”, step by step

Dirne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian dire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandireto say, tell; to recite; to mean
2Latindīcere
3Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Middle High German dierne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandiernegirl; servant
2Old High Germandiorna
3Proto-West Germanic*þewernāhandmaid, female servant

Words derived from “Dirne

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Proto-Italic deikōEvery word from Latin dīcere