Where does “Gedraesch” come from?

Gedraesch (Pennsylvania German) comes from English trash, from Middle English trasch, from Old Norse tros — rubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch.

Gedraesch (Pennsylvania German): trash, rubbish, refuse, garbage

Definitions

  1. trash, rubbish, refuse, garbage

Ancestry of “Gedraesch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrashUseless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse;...
2Middle EnglishtraschRefuse or rubbish, especially that composed of...
3Old Norsetrosrubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch
Every word from Old Norse tros →