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

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

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