Where does “týstur” come from?

týstur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þyrstr, from Proto-Germanic þurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

týstur (Faroese): thirsty

Definitions

  1. thirsty

Ancestry of “týstur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþyrstrthirsty
2Proto-Germanicþurstizdryness, thirst
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstiz →Every word from Old Norse þyrstr →