Where does “torv” come from?

torv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þǫrf, from Proto-Germanic þarbō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

torv (Norwegian Nynorsk): need, want; <br>; peat, turf

Definitions

  1. need, want; <br>; peat, turf

Ancestry of “torv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþǫrfneed, want, necessity
2Proto-Germanicþarbōneed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “torv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbō →Every word from Old Norse þǫrf →