Where does “dreckeg” come from?

dreckeg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish 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.

dreckeg (Luxembourgish): dirty; unclean; dirty; dishonest, cheating;...

Definitions

  1. dirty; unclean; dirty; dishonest, cheating;...

Ancestry of “dreckeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDreckdirt, filth; rubbish, junk, refuse; excrement,...
2Middle High Germandrëc—
3Old High Germandrec—
4Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
5Proto-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 Old High German drec →