Where does “Groß-Probstdorf” come from?

Groß-Probstdorf (German) comes from German groß, from English daddy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Groß-Probstdorf”, step by step

Groß-Probstdorf traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German groß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangroßbig, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall
2EnglishdaddyFather; A male lover; An informal term of address...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via German dorf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandorfvillage rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town
2Middle High Germandorfvillage (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)
3Old High Germandorfvillage
4Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

via German Probst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProbst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from English -y →Every word from Old English -iġ →