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
- unfortunate; miserable; unhappy; base; vile;...
Ancestry of “wrecched”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wrecche | wretched |
| 2 | Old English | wreċċa | a wretch, stranger, exile; exile, outcast |
| 3 | Frankish | wrakkjō | servant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrakjô | an exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |
Words derived from “wrecched”