Where does “wreken” come from?

wreken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wrēken, from Old Dutch wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

wreken (Dutch): to revenge, to avenge, to take vengeance; to...

Definitions

  1. to revenge, to avenge, to take vengeance; to...

Ancestry of “wreken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwrēkento avenge
2Old Dutchwrekan—
3Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
4Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →