Where does “wangedrocht” come from?

wangedrocht (Dutch) comes from Dutch wan, from Middle Dutch wan.

wangedrocht (Dutch): monstrosity, monster, something or someone very...

Definitions

  1. monstrosity, monster, something or someone very...

Ancestry of “wangedrocht”, step by step

wangedrocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwanwinnowing basket
2Middle Dutchwan

via Dutch gedrocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgedrochtmonstrosity, monster, something or someone very...
2Middle Dutchgedrochte
Every word from Middle Dutch wanEvery word from Dutch wan