Where does “dirten” come from?

dirten (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.

dirten (English): Dirty; filthy

Definitions

  1. Dirty; filthy

Ancestry of “dirten”, step by step

dirten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dirt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdirtSoil or earth
2Middle Englishdritexcrement
3Old Norsedritexcrement
4Proto-Germanicdritąshit, excrement
5Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

via Middle English driten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdriten—
2Old Englishdriten—
3Proto-Germanicdritanaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →