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.[1]

Noun

*þurstiz f

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

Inflection

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

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þursti
    • Old English: þurst, þyrst
    • Old Frisian: thorst
    • Old Saxon: thurst
    • Old Dutch: thurst
    • Old High German: durst
  • Old Norse: þyrstr (attested as an adjective)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þurstuz ~ *þurstiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 430
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