Where does “wreakful” come from?

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

wreakful (English): Vengeful; angry, furious

Definitions

  1. Vengeful; angry, furious

Ancestry of “wreakful”, step by step

wreakful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wreak

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

via Middle English wrakeful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwrakeful—
Every word from English wreche →Every word from Middle English wreke →Every word from English wreak →