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

IPA(key): /ˈθur.zi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þurzijaną[1][2]

  1. (transitive) to parch, make dry
  2. (transitive) to make thirsty
  3. (impersonal, with accusative) to be thirsty

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þurstu-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 554:*þurzjan
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þursjanan~*þurzjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 430