Where does “wrehhan” come from?

wrehhan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

Ancestry of “wrehhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
2Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →
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