Where does “wrecking” come from?

Wrecking derives from English wreck, from Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrek, from Old Norse wrek, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreg-.

wrecking (English): present participle of wreck; The act by which...

Definitions

  1. present participle of wreck; The act by which...

Ancestry of “wrecking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwreckSomething or someone that has been ruined; The...
2Middle Englishwrekwreck
3Anglo-Normanwrekshipwreck
4Old Norsewrek—
5Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wrecking”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse wrek →