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:
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Definitions
- thirsty; inflection of tørsta:
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Ancestry of “tørst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þyrstr | thirsty |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurstiz | dryness, thirst |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |