Where does “wraeck” come from?

wraeck (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 “wraeck”, step by step

wraeck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch wrāka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwrāka
2Proto-West GermanicwrākuAlternative form of *wraku
3Proto-Germanicwrēkōpersecution; revenge; vengeance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

via Old Dutch wrāca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwrācarevenge, vengeance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wrēkōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wrāku
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