dirndl

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tekʷ-“to flow; to run”
2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*þewernā“maiden, young girl; female servant, handmaid”
3. Old High German · derived fromdiorna
4. Middle High German · derived fromdierne“girl; servant”
5. German · borrowed fromDirndl
6. English todaydirndl

Borrowed from German Dirndl, a diminutive of Dirne (“girl”) (Austria, Bavaria), from Middle High German dierne (“girl; servant”), from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā (“maiden, young girl; female servant, handmaid”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to flow; to run”).

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