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Where does “darven” come from?

darven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tharvon, from Proto-West Germanic *þarbēn, from Proto-Germanic þarbāną.

darven (Middle Dutch): to lack, to want; to lose

Definitions

  1. to lack, to want; to lose

Ancestry of “darven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtharvonto lose
2Proto-West Germanic*þarbēn—
3Proto-Germanicþarbāną—

Words derived from “darven”

  • derven
  • derven
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbāną →