Where does “wharf” come from?

Wharf derives from Middle English wharf, from Old English hwearf, of uncertain origin.

wharf (English): A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or...

Definitions

  1. A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or...

Ancestry of “wharf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwharfwharf
2Old Englishhweorfanto turn, change; to depart, go, proceed; to...
3Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist

Words derived from “wharf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną →Every word from Old English hweorfan →
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