Where does “wrīþan” come from?

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

wrīþan (Old English): to twist

Definitions

  1. to twist

Ancestry of “wrīþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwriþanto twist; to bewrap; to bind
2Proto-West Germanicwrīþanto weave, to twist
3Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrīþan”

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