Where does “wrecche” come from?

wrecche (Middle English) comes from Old English wreċċa, from Frankish wrakkjō, from Proto-Germanic wrakjô, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

wrecche (Middle English): wretched

Definitions

  1. wretched

Ancestry of “wrecche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwreċċaa wretch, stranger, exile; exile, outcast
2Frankishwrakkjōservant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;...
3Proto-Germanicwrakjôan exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wrecche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrakjô →Every word from Frankish wrakkjō →
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