An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/darben

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506578An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — darben1891John Francis Davis

​ darben, vb., ‘to suffix want, famish,’ from MidHG. darben, OHG. darbên, ‘to dispense with, be deficient’; corresponds to Goth. gaþarban, ‘to abstain from’; AS. þearfan, ‘to be in need of.’ The verb is derived from the same root (þerf) as dürfen ​which see; its primary meaning is ‘to be in need of.’

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