Where does “wrake” come from?

wrake (Middle English) comes from Old English wracu, from Proto-Germanic wrakō.

wrake (Middle English): vengeance, persecution, injury

Definitions

  1. vengeance, persecution, injury

Ancestry of “wrake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwracurevenge; persecution; misery, affliction
2Proto-Germanicwrakō—

Words derived from “wrake”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wrakō →Every word from Old English wracu →