Where does “Dreck” come from?

Dreck (German) comes from Middle High German drëc, from Old High German drec, from Proto-Germanic þrakjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- — a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay.

Dreck (German): dirt; filth; excrement, faeces

Definitions

  1. dirt; filth; excrement, faeces

Ancestry of “Dreck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandrëc
2Old High Germandrec
3Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
4Proto-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-