Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þurstijan

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurstijaną. Equivalent to *þurstu (“thirst”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*þurstijan

  1. to thirst, be thirsty

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *þurstijan
1st sg. past *þurstidā
Infinitive *þurstijan
Genitive infin. *þurstijannjas
Dative infin. *þurstijannjē
Instrum. infin. *þurstijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þurstiju *þurstidā
2nd singular *þurstisi *þurstidēs, *þurstidōs
3rd singular *þurstiþi *þurstidē, *þurstidā
1st plural *þurstijum *þurstidum
2nd plural *þurstiþ *þurstidud
3rd plural *þurstijanþ *þurstidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þurstijē *þurstidī
2nd singular *þurstijēs *þurstidī
3rd singular *þurstijē *þurstidī
1st plural *þurstijēm *þurstidīm
2nd plural *þurstijēþ *þurstidīd
3rd plural *þurstijēn *þurstidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þursti
Plural *þurstiþ
Present Past
Participle *þurstijandī *þurstid

Descendants

  • Old English: þyrstan
    • Middle English: thirsten
  • Old Frisian:
    • >? West Frisian: toarstje, toarstgje (a class 2 verb, possibly a new formation)
  • Old Saxon: thurstian
  • Old Dutch: thursten
  • Old High German: dursten
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