Where does “tørst” come from?

tørst (Danish) comes from Old Danish thyrst, from Proto-Germanic þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tørst (Danish): thirst; imperative of tørste

Definitions

  1. thirst; imperative of tørste

Ancestry of “tørst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthyrst—
2Proto-Germanicþurstuzdryness, thirst
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “tørst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstuz →Every word from Old Danish thyrst →