Where does “vrang” come from?

vrang (Danish) comes from Old Danish wrang, from Old Norse rangr, from Old Norse wrangr, from Proto-Germanic wrangaz, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vrang (Danish): crooked; wrong; the wrong side of fabric

Definitions

  1. crooked; wrong; the wrong side of fabric

Ancestry of “vrang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwrangwrong
2Old Norserangrunjust
3Old Norsewrangr—
4Proto-Germanicwrangaztwisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry; wretched,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vrang”

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