Where does “wreaketh” come from?

wreaketh (English) comes from English wreak, from Middle English wreke, from English wreche.

wreaketh (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “wreaketh”, step by step

wreaketh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wreak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwreakTo cause something harmful; to afflict; to...
2Middle Englishwreke—
3Englishwreche—

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from English wreche →Every word from Middle English wreke →Every word from English wreak →