Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þurstu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurstuz.

Noun

*þurstu m

1. thirst

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þurstu
Genitive	*þorstō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þurstu	*þurstiwi, *þorstō
Accusative	*þurstu	*þurstū
Genitive	*þorstō	*þurstiwō
Dative	*þurstiwi, *þorstō	*þurstum
Instrumental	*þurstu	*þurstum

Derived terms

• *þurstijan

Descendants

• 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)