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Where does “wrengþu” come from?

wrengþu (Old English) comes from Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr, from Old Norse wrangr, from Proto-Germanic wrangaz, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrengþu (Old English): unevenness, wrongness, inequity; wrongfulness

Definitions

  1. unevenness, wrongness, inequity; wrongfulness

Ancestry of “wrengþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwrangwrong, injustice; rough, uneven
2Old Norserangrunjust
3Old Norsewrangr—
4Proto-Germanicwrangaztwisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry; wretched,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrengþu”

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