Where does “thirster” come from?
thirster (English) comes from English thirst, from Middle English thirst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic þurstu, from Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
thirster (English): One who thirsts
Definitions
- One who thirsts
Ancestry of “thirster”, step by step
thirster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thirst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thirst | A sensation of dryness in the throat associated... |
| 2 | Middle English | thirst | thirst; a need of or desire for hydration |
| 3 | Old English | þurst | thirst |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þurstu | thirst |
| 5 | Germanic | *þurstuz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |