Where does “tørst” come from?
tørst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þorsti, from Proto-Germanic þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tørst (Norwegian Bokmål): thirsty; thirst; imperative of tørste
Definitions
- thirsty; thirst; imperative of tørste
Ancestry of “tørst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þorsti | thirst |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurstuz | dryness, thirst |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |