Etymology

dorf

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Today it means: A village in a German-speaking area. Full definition →

German Dorf ← Yiddish דאָרף
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dorf · noun1

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromדאָרף
  2. German · borrowed fromDorf
  3. English todaydorf

In some cases from German Dorf and in others from the cognate Yiddish דאָרף (dorf). Doublet of dorp and thorp.

dorf · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic*dwergaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dwerg
  3. Old Englishdweorg
  4. Middle Englishdwergh
  5. Englishdwarf
  6. English todaydorf

Changed from dwarf.

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