Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚦᚨᚱᛒᚢ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þarbō, from Proto-Indo-European *torp-éh₂.

Noun

*ᚦᚨᚱᛒᚢ (*þarbu) f

1. something needed or wanted; a necessity

Derived terms

• ᚢᚦᛡᚱᛡᛒᛡ (uþᴀrᴀbᴀ /⁠ūþarᵃβa⁠/, “harmful things”, genitive plural)

Descendants

• Old Norse: þǫrf
  • Icelandic: þörf
  • Faroese: tørvur m, tarvur m
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tarv m or n
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: tarv f; torv f
  • Old Swedish: þarf
    • Swedish: tarv n, tarf (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Danish: tarv c or n