Where does “vräka” come from?
vräka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish vræka, from Old Norse vreka, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.
vräka (Swedish): to evict; to force a tenant to move; to move ...
Definitions
- to evict; to force a tenant to move; to move ...
Ancestry of “vräka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | vræka | to drive; to throw; to reject |
| 2 | Old Norse | vreka | to drive |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrekaną | to pursue, to drive out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |