Demb is a Yiddish surname. The word literally means "oak" in Yiddish.[1] The word was derived from Polish dąb, plural dęby.[2]

References

  1. ↑ In: "Sounds of Silence: Empty Elements in Syntax and Phonology" p. 117
  2. ↑ In: The Politics of Language Purism, p.156
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