Where does “thirstful” come from?
thirstful (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.
thirstful (English): thirsty
Ancestry of “thirstful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | thirst | A sensation of dryness in the throat associated... |
| 2 | Middle English | thirst | — |
| 3 | Old English | þurst | thirst |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þurstu | thirst |
| 5 | Germanic | *þurstuz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |