Where does “drite” come from?

drite (English) comes from Middle English driten, from Old English driten, from Proto-Germanic dritanaz, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

drite (English): To defecate

Definitions

  1. To defecate

Ancestry of “drite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdriten—
2Old Englishdriten—
3Proto-Germanicdritanaz—
4Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

Words derived from “drite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dritanaz →