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Where does “driftiz” come from?

driftiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

driftiz (Proto-Germanic): driving

Definitions

  1. driving

Ancestry of “driftiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “driftiz”

  • drift
  • drifting
  • adrift
  • driftwood
  • drifter
  • snowdrift
  • downdrift
  • driftless
  • driftage
  • driftway
  • updrift
  • drifty
  • driftweed
  • driftingly
  • driftlessness
  • stardrift
  • drifteth
  • snowdrifted
  • bedrift
  • driftfish
  • driftest
  • raindrift
  • driftpin
  • driftbolt
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