Where does “drifting” come from?
Drifting derives from English drift, from Middle English drift, from Old English drift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-.
drifting (English): Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external...
Definitions
- Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external...
Ancestry of “drifting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | drift | Movement; that which moves or is moved; The act... |
| 2 | Middle English | drift | — |
| 3 | Old English | drift | an act of driving ; movement; a driving force;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | driftiz | driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “drifting”