Where does “potrebovať” come from?

potrebovať (Slovak) comes from Serbo-Croatian potreba, from Czech třeba, from Old Czech třěba, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.

potrebovať (Slovak): to need

Definitions

  1. to need

Ancestry of “potrebovať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpotrebaneed
2Czechtřeba(pagan) offering
3Old Czechtřěbanecessary, needed
4Proto-Slavicterbaneed
5Proto-Germanicþerb-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þerb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terba →Every word from Old Czech třěba →