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Where does “דאַרם” come from?

דאַרם (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

דאַרם (Yiddish): intestine

Definitions

  1. intestine

Ancestry of “דאַרם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandarm—
2Old High Germandarm—
3Proto-West Germanicþarm—
4Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
5Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “דאַרם”

  • דערמע
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