Proto-Germanic: *ɵrīsti-; *ɵraisk=
Meaning: bold, courageous
Norwegian: dial. treisk 'dreist'
Old English: ɵrīst(e) 'dreist'
Old Saxon: thrīst(i) 'dreist'
Middle Dutch: drijst(e), driest(e) `driest, vermetel', Kil. driest, drijst
Dutch: driest
Middle Low German: drīste `beherzt, kühn, wagemutig; frech'
Old High German: { drīsti }
German: [ dreist, älter dreiste, driest, drist, dreust < MLG ]
