Where does “wroth” come from?
Wroth comes from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, ultimately from the root wer-.
wroth (English): Full of anger; wrathful
Definitions
- Full of anger; wrathful
Ancestry of “wroth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wroth | Wrathful, wroth |
| 2 | Old English | wrāþ | very angry, irate |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wraiþ | extremely angry, irate, wroth; hostile, violent |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wraiþaz | twisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |