Where does “wrekan” come from?

wrekan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

wrekan (Proto-West Germanic): to drive out; to persecute

Definitions

  1. to drive out; to persecute

Ancestry of “wrekan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “wrekan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →