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

  1. thirsty; thirst; imperative of tørste

Ancestry of “tørst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþorstithirst
2Proto-Germanicþurstuzdryness, thirst
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstuz →Every word from Old Norse þorsti →