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Oberdorf
Oberdorf comes from German Oberdorf, from Dorf ‘village’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trab-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trab-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þurpą‘village, rural settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*þorp‘village, rural settlement’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050dorf‘village’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘village’
- Germanc. 1650–presentDorf‘village’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentOberdorf
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trab-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þurpą‘village, rural settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*þorp‘village, rural settlement’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050dorf‘village’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘village’
- Germanc. 1650–presentDorf‘village’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentOberdorf
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *þorp ‘village, rural settlement’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trab- / Oberdorf