Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurstiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *térstis (with the oblique stem generalized), from *ters- (“dry”). Equivalent to *þersaną +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*þurstiz f

1. dryness, thirst (lack of/need for water)

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *þurstiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þurstiz	*þurstīz
vocative	*þursti	*þurstīz
accusative	*þurstį	*þurstinz
genitive	*þurstīz	*þurstijǫ̂
dative	*þurstī	*þurstimaz
instrumental	*þurstī	*þurstimiz

Related terms

• *þersaną
• *þurstuz
• *þursuz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þursti
  • Old English: þurst, þyrst
    • English: thirst
  • Old Frisian: thorst
    • West Frisian: toarst
  • Old Saxon: thurst
  • Old Dutch: thurst
    • Middle Dutch: dorst
      • Dutch: dorst
  • Old High German: durst
    • German: Durst
    • Luxembourgish: Duuscht
• Old Norse: þyrstr (attested as an adjective)
  • Faroese: tystur
  • Icelandic: þyrstur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tørst
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tyrst, tørst
  • Old Swedish: þyrster
    • Swedish: törst
  • Old Danish: thyrst, thørst
    • Danish: tørst