Where does “dorf” come from?

dorf (Middle High German) 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.

dorf (Middle High German): village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)

Definitions

  1. village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)

Ancestry of “dorf”, 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

Words derived from “dorf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þorp →