Where does “drit” come from?

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

drit (Middle English): excrement

Definitions

  1. excrement

Ancestry of “drit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedritexcrement
2Proto-Germanicdritąshit, excrement
3Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

Words derived from “drit”

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