From en.wiktionary.org:
[dirne]
** German
*** Etymology
From [de], from [de], [goh], from [de]. [de]. The sense “prostitute”
developed from the use for a “girl from the lower classes”. It is first
attested in the 15th century.
*** Pronunciation
- [de]
- [de]
*** Noun
[f]
1. [de] whore [prostitute or sexually unreserved woman]
2. * [scene=Vorspiel auf dem Theater]
3. * [book=2]
4. [de] girl ; lass
**** Usage notes
- The older sense “girl” is now chiefly restricted to dialectal and regional cognate forms. Northern German [de] (from [nds] ) and Bavarian [de] (cp. [bar] ) are widely understood, though not commonly used outside of their traditional areas.
**** Declension
[f]
**** Related terms
- [de]
- [de]
*** Further reading
- [R:de:Duden]
- [R:de:DWDS]
- [R:de:Grimm]
[de]