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
Ancestry of “þreax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þraki | dirt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrakjaz | dirt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terǵ- | a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay |