Where does “hefndarþorsti” come from?

hefndarþorsti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þorsti, from Old Norse þorsti, from Proto-Germanic þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

hefndarþorsti (Icelandic): vindictiveness, vengefulness, a thirst for...

Definitions

  1. vindictiveness, vengefulness, a thirst for...

Ancestry of “hefndarþorsti”, step by step

hefndarþorsti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þorsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþorstithirst
2Old Norseþorstithirst
3Proto-Germanicþurstuzdryness, thirst
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Icelandic hefnd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichefndrevenge, vengeance
2Old Norsehefndrevenge
3Old Norsehefnaavenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstuz →Every word from Old Norse þorsti →