Where does “wreak” come from?

Wreak comes from Middle English wreke, from Old English wracu, from Proto-Germanic wrakō, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-, which derives from Proto-Indo-European wer- and Proto-Indo-European wreg-.

wreak (English): To cause something harmful; to afflict; to...

Definitions

  1. To cause something harmful; to afflict; to...

Ancestry of “wreak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwreke—
2Englishwreche—

Words derived from “wreak”

Every word from English wreche →Every word from Middle English wreke →