orfe

Mane (Îngilîzî)

A fish, the ide, Leuciscus idus.

Hevwate

ide

id

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Werger

Leuciscus idus

winde

ide mélanote

Aland

Nerfling

cachuelo

Orfe

aland

ido

cacho

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ɔːf/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi Old English: eorp

Hevwate bi Old High German: erpf

Hevwate bi Old Norse: jarpr

Hevwate bi Ancient Greek: ὀρφνός

In summary

19th century. Borrowed from German orfe, orf, possibly from French orphe or Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus (“gilt-head bream”), from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, “sea perch”).
May be related to Old English eorp, earp (“dark, dusky”), Old High German erpf (“brown”), Old Norse jarpr (“brown”), and Ancient Greek ὀρφνός (orphnós, “dark”).