Wrack
German (Berlin)
/vʁak/
noun
Definitions
- wreck damaged remains of a ship, airplane, etc.
- wreck physically and/or mentally unstable person
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German wrak derived from Old Saxon *wrak derived from *wrekan derived from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną (drive out, push, pursue).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wrekaną
Gloss
drive out, push, pursue
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- awrack English
- awreak English
- bewreak English
- bewreke English
- bladderwrack English
- hornwrack English
- shipwreck English
- tidewrack English
- wrack English
- wrackful English
- wreak English
- wreaker English
- wreakest English
- wreaketh English
- wreakful English
- wreakless English
- Rächer German
- rächen German
- scheepswrak Dutch, Flemish
- wrak Dutch, Flemish
- vrac French
- *wreg- Proto-Indo-European
- *wrekaną Proto-Germanic
- vrak Swedish
- wrecan Old English
- wrake Middle English
- wreken Middle English
- *wrek Old Norse
- vreka Old Norse
- vrag Danish
- wrac Middle Dutch
- rehhan Old High German
- rechen Middle High German
- 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌾𐌰 Gothic
- 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wrekan gmw-pro
- *wrekan Old Dutch
- wrak Middle Low German
- *wrak Old Saxon
- wrekan Old Saxon