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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 Englishþurstiġ—
2Proto-Germanicþurstugaz—

Words derived from “thirsty”

  • bloodthirsty
  • thirstily
  • bloodthirstiness
  • thirstiness
  • bloodthirstily
  • nonthirsty
  • unthirsty
  • cumthirsty
  • unbloodthirsty
Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstugaz →