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