Where does “trzeba” come from?

trzeba (Polish) comes from Old Polish trzeba, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.

trzeba (Polish): expresses the goodness of the following verb; it is needed, one ought to

Definitions

  1. expresses the goodness of the following verb; it is needed, one ought to

Ancestry of “trzeba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtrzebait is needed
2Proto-Slavicterbaneed
3Proto-Germanicþerb-—

Words derived from “trzeba”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þerb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terba →Every word from Old Polish trzeba →