Where does “drift” come from?
Drift comes from Middle English drift, from Old English drift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-.
drift (English): Movement; that which moves or is moved; The act...
Definitions
- Movement; that which moves or is moved; The act...
Ancestry of “drift”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | drift | — |
| 2 | Old English | drift | an act of driving ; movement; a driving force;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | driftiz | driving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “drift”