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Where does “tharf” come from?

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

tharf (English): Unleavened; Stiff, unsocial, rough in manner

Definitions

  1. Unleavened; Stiff, unsocial, rough in manner

Ancestry of “tharf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtherfNot fermented, unleavened
2Old Englishþeorfunleavened; not sour; fresh; skim; unleavened...
3Proto-Germanicþerbazunleavened; fresh
4Proto-Indo-European(s)terbh-—

Words derived from “tharf”

  • darf
  • tharcake
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