Where does “wrecched” come from?

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

wrecched (Middle English): unfortunate; miserable; unhappy; base; vile;...

Definitions

  1. unfortunate; miserable; unhappy; base; vile;...

Ancestry of “wrecched”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwrecchewretched
2Old Englishwreċċaa wretch, stranger, exile; exile, outcast
3Frankishwrakkjōservant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;...
4Proto-Germanicwrakjôan exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wrecched”

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