Drift
German (Berlin)
/dʁɪft/
noun
Definitions
- drifting being moved by external powers, most often of a ship
- violent stream or swell (of the sea)
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German drift.
Origin
Middle Low German
drift
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adrift English
- bedrift English
- downdrift English
- drift English
- driftage English
- driftbolt English
- drifter English
- driftest English
- drifteth English
- driftfish English
- driftland English
- driftless English
- driftling English
- driftpin English
- driftway English
- driftweed English
- driftwind English
- driftwood English
- drifty English
- exodrift English
- indrift English
- mid-drift English
- overdrift English
- raindrift English
- snowdrift English
- stardrift English
- underdrift English
- updrift English
- drift Middle English
- drift Middle Low German
- dripman Tok Pisin