Where does “drift” come from?

drift (Dutch) comes 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.

drift (Dutch): passion; strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a...

Definitions

  1. passion; strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a...

Ancestry of “drift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdrift—
2Old Dutchdrift—
3Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drift”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →