Where does “driest” come from?

driest (Dutch) comes from Middle Low German drīste, from Old Saxon thrīsti, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīstī — bold, daring, audacious.

driest (Dutch): bold, reckless

Definitions

  1. bold, reckless

Ancestry of “driest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandrīste—
2Old Saxonthrīsti—
3Proto-West Germanic*þrīstībold, daring, audacious

Words derived from “driest”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þrīstī →Every word from Old Saxon thrīsti →Every word from Middle Low German drīste →