Where does “tervien” come from?
tervien (Middle English) comes from Old English tyrfian, from Proto-Germanic tirbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.
Ancestry of “tervien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | tyrfian | to cast down, tumble, fall |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tirbijaną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | derbʰ- | to spin, to twist |
Words derived from “tervien”