Where does “*wranki” come from?

*wranki (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreng- — to turn.

Ancestry of “*wranki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrankiza turning, twisting; a turn, twisting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreng-to turn

Words derived from “*wranki

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreng-Every word from Proto-Germanic wrankiz