Where does “firenþearf” come from?

firenþearf (Old English) comes from Old English þearf, from Proto-Germanic þarf, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

firenþearf (Old English): dire hardship

Definitions

  1. dire hardship

Ancestry of “firenþearf”, step by step

firenþearf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þearf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþearfneed, hardship, privation; first/third-person...
2Proto-Germanicþarf—
3Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

via Old English firen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfirencrime, sin; torment, suffering
2Proto-West Germanicfirinucrime
3Proto-Germanicfirinōsin, crime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarf →
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