Where does “thirsteth” come from?

thirsteth (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.

thirsteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “thirsteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthirstA sensation of dryness in the throat associated...
2Middle Englishthirstthirst; a need of or desire for hydration
3Old Englishþurstthirst
4Proto-West Germanicþurstuthirst
5Germanic*þurstuz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Germanic *þurstuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurstu →