Where does “drec” come from?

drec (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch threkk, from Proto-West Germanic þraki, from Proto-Germanic þrakjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- — a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay.

Ancestry of “drec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthrekk—
2Proto-West Germanicþrakidirt
3Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay

Words derived from “drec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrakjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þraki →