Where does “wrenċ” come from?

wrenċ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wranki, from Proto-Germanic wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreng- — to turn.

wrenċ (Old English): wile, stratagem; trick, deceit

Definitions

  1. wile, stratagem; trick, deceit

Ancestry of “wrenċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wranki—
2Proto-Germanicwrankiza turning, twisting; a turn, twisting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreng-to turn

Words derived from “wrenċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wranki →