Where does “trīzan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “trīzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd-Every word from Proto-Germanic drītaną