Where does “wrāþ” come from?

wrāþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wraiþ, from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrāþ (Old English): very angry, irate

Definitions

  1. very angry, irate

Ancestry of “wrāþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwraiþextremely angry, irate, wroth; hostile, violent
2Proto-Germanicwraiþaztwisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrāþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz →
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