Where does “דערמע” come from?
דערמע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דאַרם, 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.
Ancestry of “דערמע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | דאַרם | intestine |
| 2 | Middle High German | darm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | darm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |