Monday, 7 August 2023

Yiddish 'drek' in the English language

'Dreck' is a word borrowed from Yiddish 'drek'. The word entered the English language some time around 1922.


dreck [noun] [1922]
  • trash
See 'dreck' on the Loan Words Map

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Etymology: Yiddish 'drek' & German 'Dreck' from Middle High German 'drec;' akin to Old English 'threax' rubbish
See more loan words from 1920s.


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