Where does “Duerf” come from?

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

Duerf (Luxembourgish): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “Duerf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandorfvillage
2Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
3Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þorp →