Where does “wrecksome” come from?

wrecksome (English) comes from English wreck, from Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrek, from Old Norse wrek, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

wrecksome (English): Marked by a wreck or wreckage; resembling...

Definitions

  1. Marked by a wreck or wreckage; resembling...

Ancestry of “wrecksome”, step by step

wrecksome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wreck

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

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse wrek →
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