Where does “vræka” come from?

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

vræka (Old Swedish): to drive; to throw; to reject

Definitions

  1. to drive; to throw; to reject

Ancestry of “vræka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevrekato drive
2Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “vræka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse vreka →