Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/driftiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *drībaną +‎ *-þiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdriɸ.tiz/

Noun

*driftiz f

(act of) driving

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *driftiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*driftiz	*driftīz
vocative	*drifti	*driftīz
accusative	*driftį	*driftinz
genitive	*driftīz	*driftijǫ̂
dative	*driftī	*driftimaz
instrumental	*driftī	*driftimiz

Descendants

Old English: *drift
- Middle English: drift
  - Scots: drift
  - English: drift
Old Frisian: drift (in compounds)
- North Frisian: drift
- Saterland Frisian: Drift
Old Saxon: drift, thrift
- Middle Low German: drift
  - Low German: Drift
    - German: Drift
Old Dutch: *drift
- Middle Dutch: drift, *dricht
  - Dutch: drift
Old High German: trift
- Middle High German: trift
  - German: Trift
Old Norse: dript
- Icelandic: drift
- Faroese: drift
- Norwegian: drift
- Swedish: drift
- Danish: drift

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