Where does “wrāca” come from?

wrāca (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wrēkō, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

wrāca (Old Dutch): revenge, vengeance

Definitions

  1. revenge, vengeance

Ancestry of “wrāca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrēkōpersecution; revenge; vengeance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wrāca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrēkō →
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