Where does “vrangr” come from?

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

vrangr (Old Norse): crooked, wrong

Definitions

  1. crooked, wrong

Ancestry of “vrangr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrangaztwisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry; wretched,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrangaz →