Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dritą

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

Etymology

From *drītaną (“to defecate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdri.tɑ̃/

Noun

*dritą n

1. shit, excrement

   Synonym: *skitiz

Declension

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dritą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dritą	*dritō
vocative	*dritą	*dritō
accusative	*dritą	*dritō
genitive	*dritas, *dritis	*dritǫ̂
dative	*dritai	*dritamaz
instrumental	*dritō	*dritamiz

Related terms

• *dritiz

Descendants

• Old English: drit
  • Middle English: drit
    • English: dirt
      • → Zulu: udoti
• Old High German:
  • Middle High German:
    • German: Driss (colloquial, regional, Rhineland)
• Old Norse: drit
  • Icelandic: drit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dritt
  • Swedish: dret