wharve

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To turn, turn over (especially of mown grass).

Noun

The whorl of a spindle.

Sinonieme

whorl

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/woɹv/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: wharven

Geërf van Old English: hweorfan

Verwante met Nederlands: werven

Verwante met Yslands: hverfa

Verwante met Faroëes: hvørva

Verwante met Duits: werben

Geërf van Middle English: wherve

Geërf van Old English: hweorfa

In summary

From Middle English wharven (“to turn”), from Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”). Cognate with Dutch werven (“to recruit”), Icelandic hverfa (“to turn”), Faroese hvørva (“to disappear”), German werben (“to recruit, advertise”).