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

  1. to labor; to be in peril, perish

Ancestry of “deorfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicderbanto labor; to perish
2Proto-Germanicderbanąto work; to perish
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰerHbʰ-to work, perish, die

Words derived from “deorfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerHbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic derbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic derban →