Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “thurst” come from?

thurst (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Ancestry of “thurst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþurstuzdryness, thirst
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “thurst”

  • Nachdurst
  • Durst
  • durst
  • דאָרשט
  • דאָרשטיק
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →