Where does “weaþearf” come from?

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

weaþearf (Old English): sorrowful need

Definitions

  1. sorrowful need

Ancestry of “weaþearf”, step by step

weaþearf 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 wēa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwēawoe, grief, misery
2Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarf →