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
Ancestry of “dürve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dürfen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | durfan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þurban | to need |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þurbaną | to need, to require; to have to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |