Where does “wraak” come from?

wraak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wrāke, from Old Dutch wrāka, from Proto-West Germanic wrāku, from Proto-Germanic wrēkō, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

wraak (Dutch): revenge

Definitions

  1. revenge

Ancestry of “wraak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwrāke—
2Old Dutchwrāka—
3Proto-West GermanicwrākuAlternative form of *wraku
4Proto-Germanicwrēkōpersecution; revenge; vengeance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wraak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →