Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wreyḱ-

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 This Proto-Indo-European 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.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Has been implicitly suggested to be related to *wreyt- (“to twist”), perhaps continuing an earlier root *wrey-.[1]

Root

*wreyḱ-[2]

  1. to twist
  2. to bend

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wreyḱ- (4 c, 0 e)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wristiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 472
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wrī̆han-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 596
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