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Where does “þorva” come from?

þorva (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þurfa, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

þorva (Old Swedish): to need; to have to

Definitions

  1. to need; to have to

Ancestry of “þorva”, step by step

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