Where does “wrōht” come from?

wrōht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wrōhiz, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

wrōht (Old English): blame, accusation

Definitions

  1. blame, accusation

Ancestry of “wrōht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrōhiz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—

Words derived from “wrōht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōhiz →
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