Where does “drèkhlòch” come from?

drèkhlòch (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian loch, from Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic lok, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

drèkhlòch (Cimbrian): sewer, cesspit

Definitions

  1. sewer, cesspit

Ancestry of “drèkhlòch”, step by step

drèkhlòch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianlochhole
2Middle High Germanloch—
3Old High Germanlohforest; hole
4Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
5Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Cimbrian drèkh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbriandrèkhexcrement, feces
2Middle High Germandrëc—
3Old High Germandrec—
4Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lok →