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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wrēkō.
Noun
*wrāku f
- alternative form of *wraku
Inflection
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Singular
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*wrāku
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| Genitive
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*wrākā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*wrāku
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*wrākō
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| Accusative
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*wrākā
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*wrākā
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| Genitive
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*wrākā
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*wrākō
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| Dative
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*wrākē
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*wrākōm, *wrākum
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| Instrumental
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*wrāku
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*wrākōm, *wrākum
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Descendants
- Old English: wrǣc, wrǣċ
- Middle English: wrake, wreke, wræche, wrache, wreche
- Old Frisian: wrēke, wrēze, wrētze
- West Frisian: wrake, wraak (possibly borrowed from Dutch)
- Old Saxon: wrāka
- Old Dutch: wrāca
- Old High German: rāhha, rācha
- Middle High German: rāche