Where does “drif” come from?

drif (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch drift, from Middle Dutch drift, from Old Dutch drift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

drif (Afrikaans): urge, strong desire

Definitions

  1. urge, strong desire

Ancestry of “drif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdriftpassion; strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a...
2Middle Dutchdrift—
3Old Dutchdrift—
4Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →