Where does “drecky” come from?

drecky (English) comes from English dreck, 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.

drecky (English): trashy, worthless

Definitions

  1. trashy, worthless

Ancestry of “drecky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdreckTrash; worthless merchandise
2Yiddishדרעקmanure, feces, excrement; crap, shit
3Middle High Germandrek—
4Old High Germanthrec—
5Proto-West Germanicþrakidirt
6Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay

Words derived from “drecky”

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