Where does “wræppan” come from?

wræppan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wrappaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wræppan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrappanąto wrap, roll up, turn, wind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrappaną →