Where does “drite” come from?

drite (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dríta, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

drite (Norwegian Bokmål): to defecate

Definitions

  1. to defecate

Ancestry of “drite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrítato shit
2Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drītaną →Every word from Old Norse dríta →