Where does “drek” come from?

drek (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.

drek (English): Alternative spelling of dreck

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of dreck

Ancestry of “drek”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrakjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þraki →