Where does “wreet” come from?

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

wreet (Plautdietsch): tart, stringent

Definitions

  1. tart, stringent

Ancestry of “wreet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwrêt—
2Old Saxonwrēthvery angry, wroth
3Proto-Germanicwraiþaztwisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz →