Where does “tørva” come from?

tørva (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þurfa, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

tørva (Faroese): to need

Definitions

  1. to need

Ancestry of “tørva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþurfato need
2Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Old Norse þurfa →