Where does “dryft” come from?

dryft (Middle English) comes from Old English drift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dryft (Middle English): act of driving, drove, shower of rain or snow,...

Definitions

  1. act of driving, drove, shower of rain or snow,...

Ancestry of “dryft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdriftan act of driving (cattle, herds, etc.); movement
2Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →