Where does “wharve” come from?

wharve (English) comes from Middle English wharven, from Old English hweorfan, from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

wharve (English): to turn, turn over

Definitions

  1. to turn, turn over

Ancestry of “wharve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwharvento change; convert; transform; exchange; to turn...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną →Every word from Old English hweorfan →