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· Proto-Germanic
*wrekaną
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*wrekaną
, most common first.
wreck
Something or someone that has been ruined.
wreak
To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
wrack
The remains of something; a wreck.