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”

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