From earlierWerf, fromMiddle Low Germanwerf, fromOld Saxonhwerf(“wharf”). The sense “shipyard” probably under influence of cognateDutchwerf. Also cognate withOld High Germanwarb,Old Englishhwearf,Old Norsehvarf. Derived fromProto-Germanic*hwerbaną, whence Germanwerben. See Englishwharf for more.
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Werft f (genitiveWerft,pluralWerften)