Where does “caff” come from?
caff (Middle English) comes from Middle English chaf, from Old English ċeaf, from Proto-West Germanic kaf.
caff (Middle English): Alternative form of chaf
Ancestry of “caff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | chaf | Chaff; the parts of harvested grain not usable as... |
| 2 | Old English | ċeaf | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kaf | — |