Where does “orf” come from?
orf (English) comes from Middle English orf, from Old English orf, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
orf (English): Cattle; An exanthemous disease caused by a...
Definitions
- Cattle; An exanthemous disease caused by a...
Ancestry of “orf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | orf | Stock, cattle; farm animals; A group of ovines in... |
| 2 | Old English | orf | cattle, livestock |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | arbī | inheritance |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |