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Where does “wroegen” come from?

wroegen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wruogen, from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

wroegen (Middle Dutch): to make known, to reveal; to bring a charge; to...

Definitions

  1. to make known, to reveal; to bring a charge; to...

Ancestry of “wroegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwruogen—
2Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—

Words derived from “wroegen”

  • wroegen
  • wroeging
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