Where does “Walldorf” come from?

Walldorf (German) comes from German dorf, from Middle High German dorf, from Old High German dorf, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

Walldorf (German): a part of the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hessen, Germany

Definitions

  1. a part of the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hessen, Germany

Ancestry of “Walldorf”, step by step

Walldorf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 Wall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWallrampart, parapet, earthwork; levee, embankment;...
2Old High Germanwalbattlefield
3Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “Walldorf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-
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