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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną