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

  1. second-person singular imperative of deefen

Ancestry of “deef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdeefento baptise
2Middle High Germandöufen—
3Old High German*doufen—
Every word from Old High German *doufen →Every word from Middle High German döufen →Every word from Luxembourgish deefen →