Where does “vraicqueur” come from?
vraicqueur (English) comes from Norman vraicqueur, from Norman vraic, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.
vraicqueur (English): A vraic-harvester
Ancestry of “vraicqueur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | vraicqueur | — |
| 2 | Norman | vraic | seaweed, vraic |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrekaną | to pursue, to drive out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |