Etymology Explorer › Dutch

Where does “wroegen” come from?

wroegen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wroegen, from Old Dutch wruogen, from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

wroegen (Dutch): to blame

Definitions

  1. to blame

Ancestry of “wroegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwroegento make known, to reveal; to bring a charge; to...
2Old Dutchwruogen—
3Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—

Words derived from “wroegen”

  • wroeging
Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →