Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurzijaną
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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 *þursuz (“dry”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to parch, make dry
- (transitive) to make thirsty
- (impersonal, with accusative) to be thirsty
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þurstu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 554: “*þurzjan”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þursjanan~*þurzjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 430