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
Ancestry of “drite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dríta | to shit |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drītaną | to defecate; to urinate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |