Where does “þurhwrecan” come from?

þurhwrecan (Old English) comes from Old English wrecan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

þurhwrecan (Old English): to thrust through

Definitions

  1. to thrust through

Ancestry of “þurhwrecan”, step by step

þurhwrecan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wrecan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwrecanto take revenge; to avenge a person or a wrong;...
2Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
3Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

via Old English þurh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishþurhAPI; through; by means of: by, through, via
2Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →