serf
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- a serf semifree peasant obliged to remain on the lord's land and to perform extensive chores for him
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch serf derived from Old French serf derived from Latin servus (slave, servant, serf).
Origin
Latin
servus
Gloss
slave, servant, serf
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- conservus Latin
- serviculus Latin
- servilis Latin
- servitium Latin
- servitor Latin
- servitus Latin
- servitūdō Latin
- servitūs Latin
- servula Latin
- servus Latin
- servo Italian
- *ser-wo- Proto-Indo-European
- servo Portuguese
- serwus Polish
- serf Middle English
- serf Old French
- serv Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- șerb Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- serf Middle Dutch
- serf Middle French
- sierf Friulian
- sieruo Old Spanish