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Where does “wrankiz” come from?

wrankiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wreng- — to turn.

wrankiz (Proto-Germanic): a turning, twisting; a turn, twisting

Definitions

  1. a turning, twisting; a turn, twisting

Ancestry of “wrankiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwreng-to turn

Words derived from “wrankiz”

  • wrench
  • wrencher
  • wrenchlike
  • レンチ
  • wrench
  • wrenc
  • wrenċ
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