Where does “trift” come from?

trift (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

trift (Middle High German): driving, floating, acting, way of living

Definitions

  1. driving, floating, acting, way of living

Ancestry of “trift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “trift”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →
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