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
Ancestry of “wraak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wrāke | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wrāka | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wrāku | Alternative form of *wraku |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrēkō | persecution; revenge; vengeance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |
Words derived from “wraak”