Where does “abwracken” come from?
abwracken (German) comes from German Wrack, 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.
abwracken (German): to wreck
Ancestry of “abwracken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Wrack | wreck |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wrak | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | wrak | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wrekan | to wreak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wrekan | to drive out; to persecute |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wrekaną | to pursue, to drive out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |