Where does “wroth” come from?

wroth (Middle English) comes from Old English wrāþ, 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.

wroth (Middle English): Wrathful, wroth

Definitions

  1. Wrathful, wroth

Ancestry of “wroth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwrāþvery angry, irate
2Proto-West Germanicwraiþextremely angry, irate, wroth; hostile, violent
3Proto-Germanicwraiþaztwisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wroth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz →