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
- to require, to need; to have to
Ancestry of “þurfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þurfa | to need |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurbaną | to need, to require; to have to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |