Where does “tört” come from?

tört (North Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

tört (North Frisian): to need to (do something)

Definitions

  1. to need to (do something)

Ancestry of “tört”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →