Where does “trift” come from?

trift (German) comes from Middle High German trift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

trift (German): path on which livestock is driven, cattle track

Definitions

  1. path on which livestock is driven, cattle track

Ancestry of “trift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantriftdriving, floating, acting, way of living
2Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “trift”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →