Where does “Petersdorf” come from?
Petersdorf (German) comes from German Peter, from Latin Petrus, from Indonesian penembak, from Indonesian tembak, from Malay tembak, from Malay timbak, from Proto-Malayic timbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bak.
Ancestry of “Petersdorf”, step by step
Petersdorf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Peter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Peter | A common surname |
| 2 | Latin | Petrus | Peter |
| 3 | Indonesian | penembak | shooter |
| 4 | Indonesian | tembak | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 5 | Malay | tembak | to shoot |
| 6 | Malay | timbak | Obsolete form of tembak |
| 7 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |
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 |