thurst

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === thurst (plural thursts) (mining) The ruins of the fallen roof in a coal mine, resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls. === References === “thurst”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === 'struth, Hurtts, struth, thrust, truths == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). === Noun === thurst m thirst ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== thursten ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: dorstDutch: dorstAfrikaans: dorsNegerhollands: dorst, dos, durst→ Virgin Islands Creole: dos (archaic) === References === “thurst”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). === Noun === thurst m thirst ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: dorst German Low German: Dörst, Döst Plautdietsch: Darscht