Where does “drit” come from?

drit (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse drit, from Proto-Germanic dritą, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

drit (Icelandic): bird excrement, guano

Definitions

  1. bird excrement, guano

Ancestry of “drit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedritexcrement
2Proto-Germanicdritąshit, excrement
3Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dritą →