Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*wreg-
5 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *wreg-, most common first.
- wretchAn unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
- wreckSomething or someone that has been ruined.
- wretchedCharacterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
- wreakTo cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
- garçonA male waiter (especially at a French restaurant).