Where does “Dorfmatratze” come from?
Dorfmatratze (German) comes from German Matratze, from Middle High German materaz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
Dorfmatratze (German): village bike
Definitions
- village bike
Ancestry of “Dorfmatratze”, step by step
Dorfmatratze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Matratze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Matratze | mattress; a promiscuous woman; whore; slut |
| 2 | Middle High German | materaz | — |
| 3 | Old French | materas | Alternative form of matras |
| 4 | Italian | materasso | mattress |
| 5 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 6 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |
via German dorf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dorf | village rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town |
| 2 | Middle High German | dorf | village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) |
| 3 | Old High German | dorf | village |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |