drif
Afrikaans
/drəf/
noun
Definitions
- urge, strong desire
- fit of rage
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish drift (drift, passion, drive, urge) inherited from Middle Dutch drift inherited from Old Dutch *drift inherited from Proto-Germanic *driftiz (drift).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*driftiz
Gloss
drift
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aandrift Dutch, Flemish
- drift Dutch, Flemish
- driftbui Dutch, Flemish
- driftig Dutch, Flemish
- driftkikker Dutch, Flemish
- geestdrift Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwdrift Dutch, Flemish
- *dʰreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *driftiz Proto-Germanic
- *drift Old English
- drift Old Norse
- dript Old Norse
- drift Middle Dutch
- trift Middle High German
- *drift Old Dutch