Where does “wrien” come from?

wrien (Middle English) comes from Old English wrīġian, from Proto-Germanic wrigōną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrien (Middle English): to cover

Definitions

  1. to cover

Ancestry of “wrien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwrīġianto go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press...
2Proto-Germanicwrigōnąto wriggle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrien”

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