Where does “caff” come from?

caff (Middle English) comes from Middle English chaf, from Old English ċeaf, from Proto-West Germanic kaf — chaff.

caff (Middle English): Alternative form of chaf

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chaf

Ancestry of “caff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishchafChaff; the parts of harvested grain not usable as...
2Old Englishċeafchaff
3Proto-West Germanickafchaff
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kaf →Every word from Old English ċeaf →Every word from Middle English chaf →
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