Where does “deorf” come from?

deorf (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic derbaz, from Proto-Germanic derbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerHbʰ- — to work, perish, die.

deorf (Old English): labor, toil; trouble, tribulation; working;...

Definitions

  1. labor, toil; trouble, tribulation; working;...

Ancestry of “deorf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicderbazbold, determined, strong
2Proto-Germanicderbanąto work; to perish
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰerHbʰ-to work, perish, die
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerHbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic derbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic derbaz →