Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “wrek” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wrek”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wrek”

  • wreck
  • wreckage
  • wrecking
  • wrecker
  • wreckless
  • wreckful
  • wreckfish
  • homewrecking
  • wreckmaster
  • wrecketh
  • varec
  • unwreckable
  • wreckable
  • wrecky
  • shipwrecker
  • wrecksome
  • wreckish
  • wreck havoc
  • home wrecker
  • bewreck
  • wreckest
  • varech
  • wrek
  • wrek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →