wreken

Middle Dutch

verb

Definitions

to avenge
to punish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *wrekan inherited 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

*wreg- Proto-Indo-European
*wrekaną Proto-Germanic
wrecan Old English
*wrek Old Norse
vreka Old Norse
wrac Middle Dutch
wrēken Middle Dutch
𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌾𐌰 Gothic
𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*wrekan gmw-pro
*wrekan Old Dutch
wrekan Old Saxon

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