Where does “wrêt” come from?

wrêt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wrēth, from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wrêt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwrēthvery angry, wroth
2Proto-Germanicwraiþaztwisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrêt”

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