Where does “bedrijten” come from?
bedrijten (Dutch) comes from Dutch drijten, from Middle Dutch driten, from Old Dutch drītan, from Proto-West Germanic drītan, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.
bedrijten (Dutch): to soil with faeces, to beshit
Definitions
- to soil with faeces, to beshit
Ancestry of “bedrijten”, step by step
bedrijten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch drijten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | drijten | to defecate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | driten | to defecate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | drītan | to defecate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drītan | to defecate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drītaną | to defecate; to urinate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |