Where does “þearf” come from?
þearf (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þarf, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.
þearf (Old English): need, hardship, privation; first/third-person...
Definitions
- need, hardship, privation; first/third-person...
Ancestry of “þearf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þarf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurbaną | to need, to require; to have to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |
Words derived from “þearf”