Where does “knastør” come from?

knastør (Danish) comes from Danish tør, from Old Danish thur, from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

knastør (Danish): completely dry

Definitions

  1. completely dry

Ancestry of “knastør”, step by step

knastør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtørdry; neat, straight; present tense of turde
2Old Danishthur—
3Old Norseþurrdry
4Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Danish knase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishknaseto crunch (especially with the teeth)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Old Norse þurr →