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

Definitions

  1. drought

Ancestry of “Dürre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandürre—
2Old High Germandurrīdryness
3Proto-West Germanicþurʀīdry, dried up
4Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “Dürre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurʀī →