Where does “fyrenþearf” come from?
fyrenþearf (Old English) comes from Old English þearf, from Proto-Germanic þarf, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.
fyrenþearf (Old English): dire distress
Ancestry of “fyrenþearf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þearf | need, hardship, privation; first/third-person... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þarf | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurbaną | to need, to require; to have to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |