wroo

English

noun

Definitions

A corner; nook.
(UK) An enclosure in a grass field, in which cattle are penned up at night.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wro derived from Old Norse rá (nook) derived from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (something crooked, angle, corner) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wrenk- (turn, twist, bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wrenk-

Gloss

turn, twist, bend

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

Thackeray English
*wrenk- Proto-Indo-European
*wrónkeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
*raihô Proto-Germanic
*wrangō Proto-Germanic
*wranhō Proto-Germanic
wro Middle English
rá Old Norse
*ránkāˀ Proto-Balto-Slavic
wra Old Danish

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