Where does “thurven” come from?

thurven (Middle English) comes from Old English þurfan, from Proto-West Germanic þurban, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

thurven (Middle English): To need to, to be required to; To need, to...

Definitions

  1. To need to, to be required to; To need, to...

Ancestry of “thurven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþurfanto need; to be obliged
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 →