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

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

Words derived from “wrāke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrēkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrāku →
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