Where does “þreax” come from?

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

þreax (Old English): rottenness; decay

Definitions

  1. rottenness; decay

Ancestry of “þreax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþrakidirt
2Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
3Proto-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 Proto-West Germanic þraki →