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
- to be required; to need, to require
Ancestry of “dorven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | thurvan | to need; to be required; may, to be allowed to |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þurban | to need |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurbaną | to need, to require; to have to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |