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Where does “þorsti” come from?

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

þorsti (Old Norse): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “þorsti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þorsti”

  • tørste
  • tørst
  • þorsti
  • hefndarþorsti
  • tosti
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