Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þurstijan
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurstijaną. Equivalent to *þurstu (“thirst”) + *-jan.
Verb
*þurstijan
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, þirste, threste, thrust, thurst, triste (Late Middle English), thryste (Catholicon Anglicum), þrusten, þurste (West Midland)
- Old Frisian:
- >? West Frisian: toarstje, toarstgje (a class 2 verb, possibly a new formation)
- Old Saxon: thurstian
- Middle Low German: dörsten
- Old Dutch: thursten
- Old High German: dursten