Where does “tørst” come from?

tørst (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þyrstr, from Proto-Germanic þurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tørst (Norwegian Nynorsk): thirsty; inflection of tørsta: ## imperative ##...

Definitions

  1. thirsty; inflection of tørsta: ## imperative ##...

Ancestry of “tørst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþyrstrthirsty
2Proto-Germanicþurstizdryness, thirst
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstiz →Every word from Old Norse þyrstr →