Where does “dreggjar” come from?
dreggjar (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dregg, from Proto-Germanic dragjō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrā́ks — dregs, sediment.
dreggjar (Icelandic): dregs
Ancestry of “dreggjar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | dregg | sediment |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dragjō | dregs, sediment |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrā́ks | dregs, sediment |