driten

Middle Dutch

verb

Definitions

to defecate

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *drītan inherited from Proto-Germanic *drītaną (defecate, befoul).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*drītaną

Gloss

defecate, befoul

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bedrijten Dutch, Flemish
drijten Dutch, Flemish
*dʰreyd- Proto-Indo-European
*dritanaz Proto-Germanic
*drītaną Proto-Germanic
drītan Old English
gedritan Old English
dríta Old Norse
*drīzan Old High German
*drītan Old Dutch