Where does “þarf” come from?

þarf (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

Ancestry of “þarf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þarf”

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