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Where does “wrang” come from?

wrang (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wrangaz, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wrang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrangaztwisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry; wretched,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrang”

  • wrang
  • wranc
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