Where does “þurfa” come from?

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

þurfa (Icelandic): to require, to need; to have to

Definitions

  1. to require, to need; to have to

Ancestry of “þurfa”, 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 →