wriggle

English

/ˈɹɪɡəl/

verb

Definitions

(intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
(transitive) To cause to or make something wriggle.
(intransitive) To use crooked or devious means.

Etymology

Suffix from English wrig.

Origin

English

wrig

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

unwriggle English
wrig English
wriggler English
wrigglesome English
wriggliness English
wriggly English
wrikken Dutch, Flemish
*wreyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
*wrigōną Proto-Germanic
wrigian Old English
wrīġian Old English
wriggen Middle English
wricken Middle Low German
wriggen Low German