deerne

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈdeːr.nə/

noun

Definitions

(endearing) girl
(pejorative) promiscuous woman
(archaic) maidservant, maid

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch dierne inherited from Old Dutch *thiorna inherited from Proto-Germanic *þewernǭ (servant's daughter, maid).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þewernǭ

Gloss

servant's daughter, maid

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*tekw- Proto-Indo-European
*þewernǭ Proto-Germanic
þerna Old Norse
þerna Icelandic
dierne Middle Dutch
diorna Old High German
thiorna, diorna Old High German
dierne Middle High German
*thiorna Old Dutch
diirna Cimbrian
diirnle Cimbrian
thiorna Old Saxon