The French word '' dirge 'is derived from the Latin Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam -LRB-' 'Direct my way in your sight, O Lord my God' '-RRB-, the first words of the first antiphon in the Matins of the Office for the Dead.
Il est probable que la saleté est aussi venue de l'ancienne expression Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, dans conspectu tuo viam meam -LRB- '' Direct my way in your sight, O Lord my God '' -RRB-.