Where does “þurfa” come from?
þurfa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.
þurfa (Old Norse): to need
Ancestry of “þurfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þurbaną | to need, to require; to have to |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |
Words derived from “þurfa”