English
derbend
Derbend comes from Ottoman Turkish دربند ‘derbend, a fortress or outpost at a remote…’, and goes back to Classical Persian دربند.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentدربندdarband‘a narrow and difficult pass through mountains, canyon, gorge’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928دربندderbend‘derbend, a fortress or outpost at a remote location, typically a mountain pass’
- Englishearliest quotation 1834derbend
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentدربندdarband‘a narrow and difficult pass through mountains, canyon, gorge’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928دربندderbend‘derbend, a fortress or outpost at a remote location, typically a mountain pass’
- Englishearliest quotation 1834derbend
Earliest quotation: 1834, Eli Smith, Harrison Gray Otis Dwight: “Which reminds me to say, what I ought to…”.
Every English word from Classical Persian دربند
Today it means
noun A Turkish outpost at a remote location, typically a mountain pass, manned by guards or villagers who receive tax relief for maintaining the location and protecting it from outlaws.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian دربند / derbend