Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “thurfan” come from?

thurfan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

Ancestry of “thurfan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thurfan”

  • däerfen
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