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

Definitions

  1. dreck, shit, crap

Ancestry of “дрек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדרעקmanure, feces, excrement; crap, shit
2Middle High Germandrek—
3Old High Germanthrec—
4Proto-West Germanicþrakidirt
5Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
6Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrakjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þraki →