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

Definitions

  1. to evict; to force a tenant to move

Ancestry of “vräka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvrækato drive; to throw; to reject
2Old Norsevrekato drive
3Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “vräka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse vreka →