Where does “tosti” come from?

tosti (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þorsti, from Proto-Germanic þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tosti (Faroese): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “tosti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþorstithirst
2Proto-Germanicþurstuzdryness, thirst
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstuz →Every word from Old Norse þorsti →
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