Where does “bedirt” come from?
bedirt (English) comes from English dirt, from Middle English drit, from Old Norse drit, from Proto-Germanic dritą, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.
bedirt (English): To cover or defile with dirt
Definitions
- To cover or defile with dirt
Ancestry of “bedirt”, step by step
bedirt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dirt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dirt | Soil or earth |
| 2 | Middle English | drit | excrement |
| 3 | Old Norse | drit | excrement |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dritą | shit, excrement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drītaną | to defecate; to urinate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |