Where does “driten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “driten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “driten”

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