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

Definitions

  1. to defecate

Ancestry of “drijten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdritento defecate
2Old Dutchdrītanto defecate
3Proto-West Germanicdrītanto defecate
4Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

Words derived from “drijten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drītan →