Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dursti
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From *durʀan (“to dare”) + *-þi.
Noun edit
*dursti f
- boldness, daring, audacity
- Synonyms: *durstīgahaidu, *gadursti
Inflection edit
i-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *dursti | |
Genitive | *durstī | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *dursti | *durstī |
Accusative | *dursti | *durstī |
Genitive | *durstī | *durstijō |
Dative | *durstī | *durstim, *durstijum |
Instrumental | *durstī | *durstim, *durstijum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: dyrst
- Middle English: durst
- Old High German: *turst
- Middle High German: turst
- German: Durst (archaic)
- ⇒ Old High German: *urturst
- ⇒ Old High German: foraurturst
- Middle High German: turst
Further reading edit
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*durstiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79