Where does “wrak” come from?

wrak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wrac, from Polish wracać, from Old Polish wracać — to come back, to go back, to return.

wrak (Dutch): A wreck; defective, derelict, rickety

Definitions

  1. A wreck; defective, derelict, rickety

Ancestry of “wrak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwracdefective; wreck
2Polishwracaćto come back, to go back, to return
3Old Polishwracaćto come back, to go back, to return

Words derived from “wrak”

Every word from Old Polish wracać →Every word from Polish wracać →Every word from Middle Dutch wrac →