tørvur
Faroese
[ˈtʰœɹvʊɹ]
noun
Definitions
- necessity, demand, need
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse þǫrf (need, necessity) derived from Proto-Germanic *þarbō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þarbō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *terp- Proto-Indo-European
- tarv Norwegian Bokmål
- *þarbō Proto-Germanic
- *þarf Proto-Germanic
- *þurfaną Proto-Germanic
- tarv Swedish
- tarv Norwegian Nynorsk
- torv Norwegian Nynorsk
- fyrenþearf Old English
- sawelþearf Old English
- þearf Old English
- tharf Middle English
- ther Middle English
- þarf Middle English
- þarfagangr Old Norse
- þǫrf Old Norse
- þǫrfgi Old Norse
- tarv Danish
- þörf Icelandic
- 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 Gothic
- tharf Old Saxon
- therva Old Saxon