Where does “דעמב” come from?
דעמב (Yiddish) comes from Polish Dąb, from Old Polish dąb, from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw-.
דעמב (Yiddish): oak
Ancestry of “דעמב”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Dąb | — |
| 2 | Old Polish | dąb | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dǫbъ | oak tree; oak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰanw- | — |