Where does “tharf” come from?

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

tharf (Old Saxon): need, lack, necessity

Definitions

  1. need, lack, necessity

Ancestry of “tharf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþarbōneed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbō →
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