Where does “thurftig” come from?

thurftig (Old Dutch) comes from Old Saxon thurft, from Proto-West Germanic *þurfti, from Proto-Germanic þurftiz, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

thurftig (Old Dutch): needy

Definitions

  1. needy

Ancestry of “thurftig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthurftneed, lack, necessity
2Proto-West Germanic*þurfti—
3Proto-Germanicþurftizneed, necessity
4Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurftiz →