Where does “dors” come from?
dors (Catalan) comes from Dutch dorst, from Middle Dutch dorst, from Old Dutch thurst, from Proto-West Germanic þurstu, from Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
dors (Catalan): back; backside, reverse
Definitions
- back; backside, reverse
Ancestry of “dors”, step by step
dors traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dorst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dorst | thirst, physical need/desire to drink; thirst,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dorst | thirst; longing |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thurst | thirst |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þurstu | thirst |
| 5 | Germanic | *þurstuz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |