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Where does “wryngen” come from?

wryngen (Middle English) comes from Old English wringan, from Proto-Germanic wringaną, from Proto-Indo-European wrenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wryngen (Middle English): To force liquid out of something by compressing...

Definitions

  1. To force liquid out of something by compressing...

Ancestry of “wryngen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwringanto wring
2Proto-Germanicwringanąto squeeze, twist, wring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenǵʰ-to twist, wry, constrict, choke, thring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wryngen”

  • wring
  • wringeth
  • wringest
  • wringable
  • wringbolt
  • wringen
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