Dreg

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɹɛɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Origin

From Old Norse dregg ("sediment"), from Proto-Germanic *drag ("") (whence also Icelandic dregg), from Proto-Indo-European *dher- ("to make muddy, murky"); see also Albanian ndrag ("to make dirty, to foul"), dra ("sediments of dairy products or liquids").

Full definition of dreg

Noun

1. Sediment in a liquid.
2. By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something.

Usage notes

This term is usually used in plural: see dregs.

Anagrams

• GERD