Where does “dorven” come from?

dorven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thurvan, from Proto-West Germanic þurban, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

dorven (Middle Dutch): to be required; to need, to require

Definitions

  1. to be required; to need, to require

Ancestry of “dorven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthurvanto need; to be required; may, to be allowed to
2Proto-West Germanicþurbanto need
3Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurban →