Where does “þurftiz” come from?

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

þurftiz (Proto-Germanic): need, necessity

Definitions

  1. need, necessity

Ancestry of “þurftiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þurftiz”

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