Where does “wrīġian” come from?

wrīġian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wrigōną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrīġian (Old English): to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press...

Definitions

  1. to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press...

Ancestry of “wrīġian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrigōnąto wriggle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrīġian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ- →