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.
Ancestry of “wrīþan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wriþan | to twist; to bewrap; to bind |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wrīþan | to weave, to twist |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrīþaną | to weave, to twist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “wrīþan”