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Where does “верфь” come from?
верфь (Russian) comes from Dutch werf, from Middle Dutch werf.
верфь
(Russian): shipyard
Definitions
shipyard
Ancestry of “верфь”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Dutch
werf
Short for bouwwerf; Short for scheepswerf; wharf,...
2
Middle Dutch
werf
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