Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurstuz

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 *ters- (“dry”). Exact cognate to Proto-Celtic *tartus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθurs.tuz/

Noun

*þurstuz m

1. dryness, thirst

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *þurstuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þurstuz	*þurstiwiz
vocative	*þurstu	*þurstiwiz
accusative	*þurstų	*þurstunz
genitive	*þurstauz	*þurstiwǫ̂
dative	*þurstiwi	*þurstumaz
instrumental	*þurstū	*þurstumiz

Derived terms

• *þurstijaną

Related terms

• *þurstiz
• *þersaną
• *þursuz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þurstu
  • Old English: þurst, þyrst
    • Middle English: þurst, thurst, thorst, thirst
      • English: thirst
      • Scots: thrist
  • Old Frisian: thorst
    • Saterland Frisian: Toarst
    • West Frisian: toarst
  • Old Saxon: thurst
    • Middle Low German: dorst
      • German Low German: Dörst, Döst
      • Plautdietsch: Darscht
  • Old Dutch: thurst
    • Middle Dutch: dorst
      • Dutch: dorst
        • Afrikaans: dors
        • Negerhollands: dorst, dos, durst
          • → Virgin Islands Creole: dos (archaic)
  • Old High German: thurst, durst
    • Middle High German: durst
      • Central Franconian: Dursch
      • Cimbrian: duarst
      • East Central German: Durscht (Erzgebirgisch)
      • German: Durst
      • Luxembourgish: Duuscht
      • Yiddish: דאָרשט (dorsht)
• Old Norse: þorsti
  • Icelandic: þorsti
  • Faroese: tosti
  • Norwegian:

    Bokmål: tørst, tørste

    Nynorsk: torste, tørste

  • Swedish: törst
  • Danish: tørst
• Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹 (þaurstei)