Where does “drīzan” come from?

drīzan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

Ancestry of “drīzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

Words derived from “drīzan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drītaną →