Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrēkō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to drive”). Cognate with Latin urgeō (“urge”).

Noun

*wrēkō f

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wrēkō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wrēkō	*wrēkôz
vocative	*wrēkō	*wrēkôz
accusative	*wrēkǭ	*wrēkōz
genitive	*wrēkōz	*wrēkǫ̂
dative	*wrēkōi	*wrēkōmaz
instrumental	*wrēkō	*wrēkōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wrāku
- Old English: wrǣc, wrǣċ
  - Middle English: wrake, wreke, wræche, wrache, wreche
    - Scots: wrak, wraik, wrek
    - English: wrack, wreak
- Old Frisian: wrēke, wrēze, wrētze
  - West Frisian: wrake, wraak (possibly borrowed from Dutch)
- Old Saxon: wrāka
  - Middle Low German: wrāke
    - Low German: Wraak
- Old Dutch: wrāca
  - Middle Dutch: wrâke
    - Dutch: wraak
- Old High German: rāhha, rācha
  - Middle High German: rāche
    - German: Rache
      - → Luxembourgish: Rach
      - → Saterland Frisian: Rache