Where does “kaffer” come from?

kaffer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.

kaffer (Norwegian Bokmål): An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of...

Definitions

  1. An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of...

Ancestry of “kaffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَافِرinfidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever
Every word from Arabic كَافِر