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Where does “idolobha” come from?

idolobha (Zulu) comes from Afrikaans dorp, from Dutch dorp, from Middle Dutch dorp, from Old Dutch thorp, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

idolobha (Zulu): town, city

Definitions

  1. town, city

Ancestry of “idolobha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansdorptown; village
2Dutchdorpvillage, small settlement
3Middle Dutchdorp—
4Old Dutchthorpvillage
5Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
6Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
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