Where does “wrēþuz” come from?

wrēþuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wrēto-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrēþuz (Proto-Germanic): herd, troop, flock

Definitions

  1. herd, troop, flock

Ancestry of “wrēþuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwrēto-multitude, crowd, troop, company
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrēþuz

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