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Where does “wraien” come from?

wraien (Middle English) comes from Old English wrēġan, from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

Ancestry of “wraien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwrēġanto urge, incite, stir up, accuse, impeach; to...
2Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—

Words derived from “wraien”

  • wray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →