Where does “thirst” come from?

thirst (Middle English) comes from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic þurstu, from Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

thirst (Middle English): thirst; a need of or desire for hydration

Definitions

  1. thirst; a need of or desire for hydration

Ancestry of “thirst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thirst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Germanic *þurstuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurstu →