Where does “Wrack” come from?

Wrack (German) comes from Middle Low German wrak, from Old Saxon wrak, from Old Saxon wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

Wrack (German): wreck

Definitions

  1. wreck

Ancestry of “Wrack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwrak—
2Old Saxonwrak—
3Old Saxonwrekanto wreak
4Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
5Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “Wrack”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →