Where does “Dürre” come from?
Dürre (German) comes from Middle High German dürre, from Old High German durrī, from Proto-West Germanic þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
Dürre (German): drought
Ancestry of “Dürre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | dürre | — |
| 2 | Old High German | durrī | dryness |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þurʀī | dry, dried up |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þursuz | dry, lacking water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |