gewrecan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to avenge, wreak
Etymology
Inherited from *gawrekan inherited from Proto-Germanic *gawrekaną prefix from Old English wrecan.
Origin
Old English
wrecan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *wreg- Proto-Indo-European
- *gawrekaną Proto-Germanic
- *wrekaną Proto-Germanic
- awrecan Old English
- bewrecan Old English
- biwrecan Old English
- forwrecan Old English
- goldwrecan Old English
- oferwrecan Old English
- onwrecan Old English
- towrecan Old English
- wrecan Old English
- wrecend Old English
- þeodwrecan Old English
- þurhwrecan Old English
- wreken Middle English
- 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *gawrekan gmw-pro