Where does “vräkning” come from?

vräkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish vräka, from Old Swedish vræka, from Old Norse vreka, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

vräkning (Swedish): eviction

Definitions

  1. eviction

Ancestry of “vräkning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvräkato evict; to force a tenant to move
2Old Swedishvrækato drive; to throw; to reject
3Old Norsevrekato drive
4Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse vreka →