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

Definitions

  1. necessity, demand, need

Ancestry of “tørvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþǫrfneed, want, necessity
2Proto-Germanicþarbōneed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbō →Every word from Old Norse þǫrf →