Where does “dreg” come from?

dreg (English) comes from Old Norse dregg, from Proto-Germanic dragjō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrā́ks — dregs, sediment.

dreg (English): Sediment in a liquid; By extension, the lowest...

Definitions

  1. Sediment in a liquid; By extension, the lowest...

Ancestry of “dreg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedreggsediment
2Proto-Germanicdragjōdregs, sediment
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrā́ksdregs, sediment

Words derived from “dreg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrā́ksEvery word from Proto-Germanic dragjōEvery word from Old Norse dregg
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