Where does “þyrstur” come from?

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

þyrstur (Icelandic): thirsty

Definitions

  1. thirsty

Ancestry of “þyrstur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþyrstrthirsty
2Proto-Germanicþurstizdryness, thirst
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “þyrstur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstiz →Every word from Old Norse þyrstr →