Where does “tørvur” come from?
tørvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þǫrf, from Proto-Germanic þarbō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.
tørvur (Faroese): necessity, demand, need
Ancestry of “tørvur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þǫrf | need, want, necessity |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þarbō | need |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |