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Where does “דאָרף” come from?

דאָרף (Yiddish) 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.

דאָרף (Yiddish): village; countryside

Definitions

  1. village; countryside

Ancestry of “דאָרף”, 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 “דאָרף”

  • דערפֿל
  • דאָרפֿיש
  • דאָרפֿמאַן
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