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Where does “wrenǵʰ-” come from?

wrenǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrenǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): to twist, wry, constrict, choke, thring

Definitions

  1. to twist, wry, constrict, choke, thring

Ancestry of “wrenǵʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrenǵʰ-”

  • wrong
  • wrongly
  • wrongful
  • wrongdoing
  • wring
  • wrongfully
  • wrongdoer
  • wrongheaded
  • wrongfulness
  • wrongheadedness
  • wronger
  • wrongest
  • wrongheadedly
  • awrong
  • wrongfoot
  • wringeth
  • wrongminded
  • wronghead
  • wringest
  • alwrong
  • wrongish
  • wrongless
  • wrong-headedly
  • wrength
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