Where does “דערפֿל” come from?

דערפֿל (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.

דערפֿל (Yiddish): small village

Definitions

  1. small village

Ancestry of “דערפֿל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדאָרףvillage; countryside
2Old High Germandorfvillage
3Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
4Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þorp →