Etymology

corf

C3O1R1F4

Today it means: A large basket, especially as used for coal. Full definition →

Middle English corf ← Middle Low German korf ← Middle Dutch korf
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*korb
  2. Middle Dutch · derived fromkorf
  3. Middle Low German · derived fromkorf
  4. Middle English · inherited fromcorf
  5. English todaycorf

From Middle English corf, borrowed from Middle Low German korf or Middle Dutch korf, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *korb.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.