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Where does “Duuscht” come from?

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

Duuscht (Luxembourgish): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “Duuscht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandurst—
2Proto-West Germanicþurstuthirst
3Germanic*þurstuz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “Duuscht”

  • duuschtereg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →