Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “vreka” come from?

vreka (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

vreka (Old Norse): to drive

Definitions

  1. to drive

Ancestry of “vreka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “vreka”

  • vräka
  • reka
  • reka
  • rak
  • räka
  • vræka
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