Where does “þurfan” come from?

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

þurfan (Old English): to need; to be obliged

Definitions

  1. to need; to be obliged

Ancestry of “þurfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþurbanto need
2Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “þurfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurban →