Where does “דאָרפֿמאַן” come from?
דאָרפֿמאַן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דאָרף, from Old High German dorf, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
Ancestry of “דאָרפֿמאַן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | דאָרף | village; countryside |
| 2 | Old High German | dorf | village |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |