Where does “darf” come from?

darf (English) comes from English tharf, from Middle English therf, from Old English þeorf, from Proto-Germanic þerbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terbh-.

darf (English): Alternative form of tharf

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tharf

Ancestry of “darf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtharfUnleavened; Stiff, unsocial, rough in manner
2Middle EnglishtherfNot fermented, unleavened
3Old Englishþeorfunleavened; not sour; fresh; skim; unleavened...
4Proto-Germanicþerbazunleavened; fresh
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terbh-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerbaz →Every word from Old English þeorf →