Where does “trzeba” come from?

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

trzeba (Silesian): it is needed

Definitions

  1. it is needed

Ancestry of “trzeba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtrzebait is needed
2Proto-Slavicterbaneed
3Proto-Germanicþerb-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þerb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terba →Every word from Old Polish trzeba →