Where does “vrag” come from?

vrag (Danish) comes from Middle Low German wrak, from Old Saxon wrak, from Old Saxon wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

vrag (Danish): shipwreck; wreck

Definitions

  1. shipwreck; wreck

Ancestry of “vrag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwrak—
2Old Saxonwrak—
3Old Saxonwrekanto wreak
4Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
5Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →