Where does “þurft” come from?

þurft (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þurftiz, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

þurft (Old Norse): need, want, necessity

Definitions

  1. need, want, necessity

Ancestry of “þurft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþurftizneed, necessity
2Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “þurft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurftiz →