Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “dürre” come from?

dürre (Middle High German) comes from Old High German durrī, from Proto-West Germanic þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Ancestry of “dürre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandurrīdryness
2Proto-West Germanicþurʀīdry, dried up
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “dürre”

  • knochendürr
  • dürr
  • Dürre
  • spindeldürr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →