Middle English derven

← Old English deorfan (inherited)

← Old English *dierfan (derived)

← German verderben (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *derbaną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *darbijaną (derived)

← Proto-West Germanic *derban (inherited)

← Icelandic fordjarfa (cognate)

← Lithuanian dìrbti (cognate)

← Low German verdarven (cognate)

← Dutch bederven (cognate)

← Dutch verderven (mention)