Driftwood
/ˈdrɪftwʊd/noun
Wood that has been washed ashore or carried along by water.
Did you know?Driftwood has long been used in rituals and ceremonies, believed to carry the spirits of the ocean with it, connecting land and water worlds.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰrew
“to run, to flow, to swell”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*driftwōdaz
“wood that drifts or floats”
Old English
OE
driftwudu
“wood carried by the current”
Middle English
ME
driftwode
“wood washed up by waves or currents”
Modern English
English
driftwood
“wood found adrift or washed ashore”