Where does “tarva” come from?

tarva (Swedish) comes from Old Norse þurfa, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

tarva (Swedish): demand, require, necessitate

Definitions

  1. demand, require, necessitate

Ancestry of “tarva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþurfato need
2Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Old Norse þurfa →