Where does “wrāke” come from?
wrāke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wrāka, from Proto-West Germanic wrāku, from Proto-Germanic wrēkō, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.
Ancestry of “wrāke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | wrāka | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wrāku | Alternative form of *wraku |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrēkō | persecution; revenge; vengeance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |