Where does “wreet” come from?

wreet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wrēth, from Proto-West Germanic wraiþ, from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wreet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwrēth—
2Proto-West Germanicwraiþextremely angry, irate, wroth; hostile, violent
3Proto-Germanicwraiþaztwisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wreet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →