Where does “pahiderm” come from?
pahiderm (Romanian) comes from English pachyderma, from English derma, from Yiddish דערמע, from Yiddish דאַרם, from Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
pahiderm (Romanian): pachyderm
Definitions
- pachyderm
Ancestry of “pahiderm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pachyderma | Abnormal thickening of the skin |
| 2 | English | derma | the inner layer of the skin; the dermis; a Jewish... |
| 3 | Yiddish | דערמע | — |
| 4 | Yiddish | דאַרם | intestine |
| 5 | Middle High German | darm | — |
| 6 | Old High German | darm | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | intestine |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |