Where does “wrek” come from?

wrek (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old Norse wrek, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

wrek (Anglo-Norman): shipwreck

Definitions

  1. shipwreck

Ancestry of “wrek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsewrek—
2Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wrek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse wrek →