Where does “Durst” come from?

Durst (German) comes from Middle High German durst, from Old High German durst, from Proto-West Germanic þurstu, from Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Durst (German): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “Durst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandurst—
2Old High Germandurst—
3Proto-West Germanicþurstuthirst
4Germanic*þurstuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Germanic *þurstuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurstu →