Where does “deorfan” come from?
deorfan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic derban, from Proto-Germanic derbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerHbʰ- — to work, perish, die.
deorfan (Old English): to labor; to be in peril, perish
Definitions
- to labor; to be in peril, perish
Ancestry of “deorfan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | derban | to labor; to perish |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | derbaną | to work; to perish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerHbʰ- | to work, perish, die |
Words derived from “deorfan”