Where does “tørste” come from?

tørste (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þorsti, from Proto-Germanic þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tørste (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of tørst; plural of tørst;...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of tørst; plural of tørst;...

Ancestry of “tørste”, 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 →