Where does “kaf” come from?

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

kaf (Middle English): Alternative form of chaf

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chaf

Ancestry of “kaf”, 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 →