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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurstijaną

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 *þurstuz (thirst) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈθurs.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þurstijaną[1][2]

  1. (impersonal, with accusative) to thirst, to be thirsty

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þurstu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 553:*þurstjan
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þurstjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 430
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