Where does “wrēġan” come from?

wrēġan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

wrēġan (Old English): to urge, incite, stir up, accuse, impeach; to...

Definitions

  1. to urge, incite, stir up, accuse, impeach; to...

Ancestry of “wrēġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—

Words derived from “wrēġan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną →