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(Engels)

backwater, Hicksville, bumfuck (a backwards, boring rural town or village)

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kaf/

Geleen van Romany

Geërf van Middle High German

Geërf van Old High German

In summary

19th century, from Romani gav (“village”), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”). Probably influenced by Rotwelsch kefar, from Hebrew כְּפָר (kfar, “village”); perhaps also by etymology 2 in the sense of “something worthless”. The now common plural in -er probably after Dörfer.