Where does “deef” come from?
deef (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish deefen, from Middle High German döufen, from Old High German *doufen.
deef (Luxembourgish): second-person singular imperative of deefen
Definitions
- second-person singular imperative of deefen
Ancestry of “deef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | deefen | to baptise |
| 2 | Middle High German | döufen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | *doufen | — |