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Where does “ƿracu” come from?

ƿracu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wrakō.

ƿracu (Old English): revenge, persecution, misery, etc

Definitions

  1. revenge, persecution, misery, etc

Ancestry of “ƿracu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrakō—

Words derived from “ƿracu”

  • wrack
  • bladderwrack
  • awrack
  • hornwrack
  • tidewrack
  • wrake
  • wrake
Every word from Proto-Germanic wrakō →