Where does “goldwrecan” come from?

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

goldwrecan (Old English): to inlay with gold

Definitions

  1. to inlay with gold

Ancestry of “goldwrecan”, step by step

goldwrecan 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 gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgoldgold
2Proto-Germanicgulþągold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →
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