Where does “drek” come from?
drek (Middle High German) comes from Old High German threc, 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 “drek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | threc | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þraki | dirt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrakjaz | dirt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terǵ- | a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay |
Words derived from “drek”