Where does “tarvur” come from?

tarvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þǫrf, from Proto-Germanic þarbō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

tarvur (Faroese): bull; Taurus; womanizer, lady-killer

Definitions

  1. bull; Taurus; womanizer, lady-killer

Ancestry of “tarvur”, 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 →