Where does “þrekkr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “þrekkr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þrekkr”

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