þörf

Icelandic

/θœrv/

noun

Definitions

need, necessity

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þǫrf (need, necessity) inherited 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
tarv Swedish
tarv Norwegian Nynorsk
torv Norwegian Nynorsk
torvmyr Norwegian Nynorsk
þearf Old English
þarfagangr Old Norse
þǫrf Old Norse
þǫrfgi Old Norse
tarv Danish
tørvur Faroese
𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 Gothic
tharf Old Saxon
therva Old Saxon