Where does “wriven” come from?

wriven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wrīvan, from Proto-West Germanic wrīban, from Proto-Germanic wrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European werp-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wriven (Middle Dutch): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “wriven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwrīvanto rub
2Proto-West Germanicwrībanto rub; to wipe
3Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wriven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrībaną →