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Where does “Drecksgöre” come from?

Drecksgöre (German) comes from German Dreck, 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.

Drecksgöre (German): filthy naughty girl, filthy naughty child

Definitions

  1. filthy naughty girl, filthy naughty child

Ancestry of “Drecksgöre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreckdirt; filth; excrement, faeces
2Middle High Germandrëc—
3Old High Germandrec—
4Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay
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