Where does “дрек” come from?
дрек (Russian) comes from Yiddish דרעק, from Middle High German drek, from Old High German threc, from Proto-West Germanic þraki, from Proto-Germanic þrakjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- — a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay.
дрек (Russian): dreck, shit, crap
Ancestry of “дрек”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | דרעק | manure, feces, excrement; crap, shit |
| 2 | Middle High German | drek | — |
| 3 | Old High German | threc | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þraki | dirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrakjaz | dirt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terǵ- | a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay |