Where does “wræcsiþ” come from?
wræcsiþ (Old English) comes from Old English sīþ, from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
wræcsiþ (Old English): foreign travel
Definitions
- foreign travel
Ancestry of “wræcsiþ”, step by step
wræcsiþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sīþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sīþ | journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sinþ | journey, way, path; time, occasion |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sinþaz | journey, way, path |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via Old English wræc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wræc | misery, torment; persecution, punishment; exile |
| 2 | Old English | wrecan | to take revenge; to avenge a person or a wrong;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wrekan | to drive out; to persecute |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrekaną | to pursue, to drive out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |