Where does “dürve” come from?

dürve (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German dürfen, from Old High German durfan, from Proto-West Germanic þurban, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

dürve (Central Franconian): may; to be allowed to

Definitions

  1. may; to be allowed to

Ancestry of “dürve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandürfento need
2Old High Germandurfan—
3Proto-West Germanicþurbanto need
4Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurban →