Where does “þörf” come from?

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

þörf (Icelandic): need, necessity

Definitions

  1. need, necessity

Ancestry of “þörf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþǫrfneed, want, necessity
2Proto-Germanicþarbōneed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “þörf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbō →Every word from Old Norse þǫrf →
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