Where does “tørke” come from?

tørke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tørke (Norwegian Bokmål): a drought; to dry; to wipe

Definitions

  1. a drought; to dry; to wipe

Ancestry of “tørke”, step by step

tørke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þurr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþurrdry
2Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Old Norse þurka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþurkadrought, dryness; towel; to dry, make dry

Words derived from “tørke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Old Norse þurr →