Where does “kaf” come from?

kaf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch caf, from Old Dutch kaf, from Proto-West Germanic kaf — chaff.

kaf (Dutch): chaff

Definitions

  1. chaff

Ancestry of “kaf”, step by step

kaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch caf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcaf—
2Old Dutchkaf—
3Proto-West Germanickafchaff

via Hebrew כָּף

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכָּףkaph
2Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kaf →Every word from Old Dutch kaf →Every word from Middle Dutch caf →