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Where does “þrakjaz” come from?

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

þrakjaz (Proto-Germanic): dirt

Definitions

  1. dirt

Ancestry of “þrakjaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þrakjaz”

  • dreck
  • drecky
  • drek
  • дрек
  • Drecksnutte
  • Bärendreck
  • dreckig
  • Dreck
  • Dreckloch
  • Dreckskerl
  • Drecksgöre
  • Scheißdreck
  • пендрек
  • drek
  • дрек
  • pendrek
  • drek
  • drek
  • threc
  • drec
  • drek
  • דרעק
  • Dreck
  • dreckeg
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