Where does “wrake” come from?

wrake (English) comes from Middle English wrake, from Old English wracu, from Proto-Germanic wrakō.

wrake (English): Suffering which comes as a result of vengeance or...

Definitions

  1. Suffering which comes as a result of vengeance or...

Ancestry of “wrake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwrakevengeance, persecution, injury
2Old Englishwracurevenge; persecution; misery, affliction
3Proto-Germanicwrakō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wrakō →Every word from Old English wracu →Every word from Middle English wrake →