Where does “vråk” come from?

vråk (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German wrak, from Old Saxon wrak, from Old Saxon wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

vråk (Swedish): buzzard

Definitions

  1. buzzard

Ancestry of “vråk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwrak—
2Old Saxonwrak—
3Old Saxonwrekanto wreak
4Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
5Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “vråk”

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