Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drītaną

This Proto-Germanic 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.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰreyd- (to have diarrhea).[1] Perhaps cognate to Russian дриста́ть (dristátʹ, to shart), as well as Persian درد (dord, dregs).[2]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*drītaną[1][3]

  1. to defecate
  2. to urinate

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*drītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 104
  2. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 356
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*drītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
  4. ^ drita in Johan Ernst Rietz, Svenskt dialektlexikon (1862–1867)
  5. ^ dritte” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog