Where does “träck” come from?

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

träck (Swedish): (animal or human) excrement

Definitions

  1. (animal or human) excrement

Ancestry of “träck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishthrækker—
2Old Norseþrekkr—
3Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
4Proto-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 Old Norse þrekkr →