Where does “þurban” come from?

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

þurban (Proto-West Germanic): to need

Definitions

  1. to need

Ancestry of “þurban”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þurban”

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