Where does “orf” come from?

orf (German) comes from Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς — dusky grouper.

Ancestry of “orf”, step by step

orf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German orvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanorvo—
2Latinorphusgilthead
3Ancient Greekὀρφώςdusky grouper

via French orphe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorphe—

Words derived from “orf”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς →Every word from Latin orphus →Every word from Old High German orvo →