Where does “derven” come from?
derven (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch darven, from Old Dutch tharvon, from Proto-West Germanic *þarbēn, from Proto-Germanic þarbāną.
derven (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of darven
Definitions
- Alternative form of darven
Ancestry of “derven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | darven | to lack, to want; to lose |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tharvon | to lose |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *þarbēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þarbāną | — |
Words derived from “derven”