Where does “dürsten” come from?
dürsten (German) comes from German durst, from Middle High German durst, from Old High German durst, from Proto-West Germanic þurstu, from Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
dürsten (German): to thirst
Definitions
- to thirst
Ancestry of “dürsten”, step by step
dürsten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German durst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | durst | thirst |
| 2 | Middle High German | durst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | durst | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þurstu | thirst |
| 5 | Germanic | *þurstuz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via Middle High German dürsten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dürsten | — |