Where does “wrēth” come from?

wrēth (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrēth (Old Saxon): very angry, wroth

Definitions

  1. very angry, wroth

Ancestry of “wrēth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwraiþaztwisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrēth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz →