wraak
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Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch wrāke, wraeck, from Old Dutch wrāka, wrāca, from Proto-West Germanic *wrāku, from Proto-Germanic *wrēkō (“persecution, revenge”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to drive, press, urge”).
Cognate with English wrack and wreak (“vengeance, revenge”), German Rache (“revenge”). More at wreak.
Pronunciation
Noun
wraak f (uncountable)
- revenge
- Hij heeft pas jaren later wraak genomen. ― He did not exact revenge until years later.