Where does “þurftugr” come from?

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

þurftugr (Old Norse): in need of

Definitions

  1. in need of

Ancestry of “þurftugr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþurftneed, want, necessity
2Proto-Germanicþurftizneed, necessity
3Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →