Where does “wrāka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wrāka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West GermanicwrākuAlternative form of *wraku
2Proto-Germanicwrēkōpersecution; revenge; vengeance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wrāka”

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