Thirsty
/ˈθɜːrsti/noun
Feeling a need or desire to drink; also, strongly wanting something.
Did you know?The same old Germanic root behind English thirsty also lives in words like drought and dry, showing how languages turn physical emptiness into emotional craving.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ters-
“to dry up; to be parched”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*thurstiz
“thirst; dryness”
Old English
OE
þyrstig
“thirsty, parched”
Middle English
ME
thirsti
“thirsty”
Modern English
English
thirsty
“feeling a need or desire to drink; craving something”