Where does “suffer” come from?

suffer (Dutch) comes from Dutch sufferd, from Dutch suf, from Dutch suffen.

suffer (Dutch): Alternative form of sufferd

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sufferd

Ancestry of “suffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsufferdfool, idiot; local newspaper; dotard, person with...
2Dutchsufdull, lethargic, drowsy
3Dutchsuffen—
Every word from Dutch suffen →Every word from Dutch suf →Every word from Dutch sufferd →