Where does “þǫrf” come from?

þǫrf (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þarbō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

þǫrf (Old Norse): need, want, necessity

Definitions

  1. need, want, necessity

Ancestry of “þǫrf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþarbōneed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “þǫrf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbō →