myEtymology.com: French etymology of drifter

Etymology of the French word drifter

the French word drifter

derived from the English word drifter

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word drift

derived from the Old Norse word drift

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhreibh-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *driftiz

derived from the Old Norse word drift