Where does “dreck” come from?

dreck (English) comes from Yiddish דרעק, from Middle High German drek, from Old High German threc, from Proto-West Germanic þraki, from Proto-Germanic þrakjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- — a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay.

dreck (English): Trash; worthless merchandise

Definitions

  1. Trash; worthless merchandise

Ancestry of “dreck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדרעקmanure, feces, excrement; crap, shit
2Middle High Germandrek—
3Old High Germanthrec—
4Proto-West Germanicþrakidirt
5Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
6Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay

Words derived from “dreck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrakjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þraki →