thair
English
/θeːɹ/
verb
Definitions
- (Scotland) To need; to be bound or obligated to do something.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ther inherited from Old English þearf inherited from Proto-Germanic *þarf, *þurbaną (need, require, must) derived from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (satisfy, satiate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*terp-
Gloss
satisfy, satiate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tarvita Finnish
- durf Dutch, Flemish
- durfkapitaal Dutch, Flemish
- durfkapitalisme Dutch, Flemish
- durfkapitalist Dutch, Flemish
- durfloos Dutch, Flemish
- τέρπω Ancient Greek
- *terp- Proto-Indo-European
- *tetórpe Proto-Indo-European
- *trep- Proto-Indo-European
- *tr̥p-tó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *térp-ti-s, *tr̥p-téy-s Proto-Indo-European
- *þarbō Proto-Germanic
- *þarbōną Proto-Germanic
- *þarf Proto-Germanic
- *þraibijaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurbaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurfaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurftiz Proto-Germanic
- fyrenþearf Old English
- sawelþearf Old English
- þearf Old English
- þurfan Old English
- तृप्ति Sanskrit
- tharf Middle English
- ther Middle English
- thrifty Middle English
- þarf Middle English
- þarfligr Old Norse
- þarfna Old Norse
- þarfnan Old Norse
- þarfr Old Norse
- þora Old Norse
- þrift Old Norse
- þurfa Old Norse
- þurfast Old Norse
- þurftugr Old Norse
- þurftuligr Old Norse
- þǫrf Old Norse
- þǫrfgi Old Norse
- durfan Old High German
- thurfan Old High German
- 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *þurban gmw-pro
- *thurvan Old Dutch
- durran Old Dutch
- thurvan Old Saxon