Where does “thurvan” come from?

thurvan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þurban, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

thurvan (Old Saxon): to need, to be allowed

Definitions

  1. to need, to be allowed

Ancestry of “thurvan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thurvan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurban →
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