Drift

Morpheme

Drift

Type

free base

Denotation

movement, act of driving

Etymology

Middle English drift, dryft, from driven + -t

Evidence

adrift, downdrift, drift, driftage, driftbolt, drifted, drifter, driftful, drifting, driftland, driftless, driftlet, driftling, drifts, driftwood, drifty, snowdrift, updrift

Notes

influenced by or borrowed from Old Norse drift

See Also

Drive, -t