Where does “däerfen” come from?
däerfen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German thurfan, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.
däerfen (Luxembourgish): to be allowed to, may
Ancestry of “däerfen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | thurfan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurbaną | to need, to require; to have to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |