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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurstuz →