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Where does “wraistijaną” come from?

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

wraistijaną (Proto-Germanic): to wrest, to twist, to turn

Definitions

  1. to wrest, to twist, to turn

Ancestry of “wraistijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wraistijaną”

  • wrest
  • turnwrest
  • wrester
  • outwrest
  • overwrest
  • wrasten
  • wresten
  • wræsten
  • wrǣstan
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