Where does “drītan” come from?

drītan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

drītan (Proto-West Germanic): to defecate

Definitions

  1. to defecate

Ancestry of “drītan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drītan”

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