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
- thirst; imperative of tørste
Ancestry of “tørst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | thyrst | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurstuz | dryness, thirst |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “tørst”