Where does “terve” come from?

terve (English) comes from Middle English terven, from Old English torfian, from Proto-Germanic turbōną, from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.

terve (English): To fall; be thrown down; To dash down; cast;...

Definitions

  1. To fall; be thrown down; To dash down; cast;...

Ancestry of “terve”, step by step

terve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English terven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtervento throw down; to throw into confusion; to...
2Old Englishtorfianto throw, shoot missiles at, launch; to stone; to...
3Proto-Germanicturbōnąto fling, hurl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanderbʰ-to spin, to twist

via Middle English tervien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtervien—
2Old Englishtyrfianto cast down, tumble, fall
3Proto-Germanictirbijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbōną →Every word from Old English torfian →