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

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

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

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