Where does “warch” come from?
warch (Middle English) comes from Old English wræc, from Old English wrecan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.
Ancestry of “warch”, step by step
warch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wræc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wræc | misery, torment; persecution, punishment; exile |
| 2 | Old English | wrecan | to take revenge; to avenge a person or a wrong;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wrekan | to drive out; to persecute |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrekaną | to pursue, to drive out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |