Where does “threc” come from?

threc (Old High German) 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.

Ancestry of “threc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “threc”

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