Where does “drijten” come from?
drijten (Dutch) comes 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.
drijten (Dutch): to defecate
Ancestry of “drijten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | driten | to defecate |
| 2 | Old Dutch | drītan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | drītan | to defecate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drītaną | to defecate; to urinate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |
Words derived from “drijten”