Where does “wriþan” come from?

wriþan (Old English) comes 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.

wriþan (Old English): to twist; to bewrap; to bind

Definitions

  1. to twist; to bewrap; to bind

Ancestry of “wriþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwrīþanto weave, to twist
2Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wriþan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną →