Where does “wreththe” come from?
wreththe (Middle English) comes from Old English wrǣþþu, from Proto-West Germanic wraiþiþu, from Proto-West Germanic wraiþ, from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “wreththe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wrǣþþu | wrath, fury |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wraiþiþu | anger, fury, wrath |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wraiþ | extremely angry, irate, wroth; hostile, violent |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wraiþaz | twisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “wreththe”