Where does “therva” come from?
therva (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic þarbō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.
therva (Old Saxon): need, distress
Ancestry of “therva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þarbō | need |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |