Where does “wriggen” come from?

wriggen (Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic wrigōną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wriggen (Low German): to twist; to turn; to wind

Definitions

  1. to twist; to turn; to wind

Ancestry of “wriggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrigōnąto wriggle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ- →