Where does “driten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “driten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdritanaz—
2Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
3Proto-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 →
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