Where does “wrenċan” come from?

wrenċan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wrankijan, from Proto-Germanic wrankijaną, from Proto-Germanic wrinkaną.

wrenċan (Old English): to twist

Definitions

  1. to twist

Ancestry of “wrenċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wrankijanto twist, wring
2Proto-Germanicwrankijanąto wring, to twist
3Proto-Germanicwrinkaną—

Words derived from “wrenċan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wrinkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wrankijan →