Where does “thirsty” come from?

Thirsty comes from Middle English thirsti, from Old English þurstiġ, from Proto-Germanic þurstugaz.

thirsty (English): Needing to drink; Causing thirst; giving one a...

Definitions

  1. Needing to drink; Causing thirst; giving one a...

Ancestry of “thirsty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþurstiġthirsty
2Proto-Germanicþurstugaz

Words derived from “thirsty

Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstugaz