drift

Pronunciation: /drɪft/

“drift” is a Dutch word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

passion
strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a fit
urge, strong desire
violent tendency
flock (of sheep or oxen)
deviation of direction caused by wind: drift
path along which cattle are driven

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drift, also dricht, from Old Dutch *drift, from Proto-West Germanic *drifti, from Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Equivalent to drijven (“to drive”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

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More Dutch words

drieënvijftig
drieënzestig
drieënzeventig
drieërhande
driftbui
driftig
driftkikker
drijfhout

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