Where does “wrēken” come from?

wrēken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

wrēken (Middle Dutch): to avenge

Definitions

  1. to avenge

Ancestry of “wrēken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwrekan—
2Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
3Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wrēken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →