Where does “drieten” come from?

drieten (Low German) comes from Old Saxon drītan, from Proto-Germanic dritą, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

drieten (Low German): to shit

Definitions

  1. to shit

Ancestry of “drieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondrītanto defecate
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 →