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Where does “þarbō” come from?

þarbō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

þarbō (Proto-Germanic): need

Definitions

  1. need

Ancestry of “þarbō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “þarbō”

  • der
  • thereby
  • therein
  • thereon
  • therefrom
  • therefor
  • thereabouts
  • thereunto
  • thereat
  • thereabout
  • therewithal
  • thereinto
  • thereness
  • thereanent
  • thereinbefore
  • therethrough
  • therewithin
  • the'e
  • therebetween
  • therebefore
  • therearound
  • thereamong
  • therebeside
  • therewhile
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