Reconstruction:Old Saxon/dritan

This Old Saxon entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *drītaną. Cognate with Old English ġedrītan, Dutch drijten. Ancestor of Low German drieten.

Verb

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*drītan

  1. to defecate

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: drīten, drēten