Where does “vryf” come from?

vryf (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wrijven, from Middle Dutch wriven, from Old Dutch wrīvan, from Proto-West Germanic wrīban, from Proto-Germanic wrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European werp-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vryf (Afrikaans): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “vryf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwrijvento rub
2Middle Dutchwrivento rub
3Old Dutchwrīvanto rub
4Proto-West Germanicwrībanto rub; to wipe
5Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrībaną →
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