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