Where does “driftkikker” come from?

driftkikker (Dutch) 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.

driftkikker (Dutch): hothead

Definitions

  1. hothead

Ancestry of “driftkikker”, step by step

driftkikker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch drift

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

via Dutch kikker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkikkerA frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order...
2Dutchkikkento croak, sound like a frog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →