wreathe

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wriþô
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wriþō
3. Old English · inherited from*wreoþa
4. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*wreyt-“to twist”
5. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wrīþaną“to twist; to weave”
6. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wrīþan“to twist; to weave”
7. Old English · inherited fromwrīþan“to twist; to bind; to wrap”
8. Middle English · inherited fromwrethen“to twist”
9. English todaywreathe

From Middle English wrethen (“to twist”), partly: * from wrethen (“twisted, wreathed”) (whence modern English wreathen (“(obsolete) made into a wreath; twisted”, adjective)), the past participle of writhen, wrythen (“to twist into a braid, coil, or wreath; to twist out of position or shape, deform; to twist together, intertwine; to twist about, writhe; to bend; to swathe, wrap; etc.”), from Old English wrīþan (“to twist; to bind; to wrap”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan (“to twist; to weave”), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist; to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”); and * from wreth, wrethe (“coiled or rounded shape; decorative garland, wreath; chaplet, crown; ring”, noun), from Old English *wreoþa, wriþa (“band, coil, ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *wriþō, from Proto-Germanic *wriþô, from *wrīþaną (see further above).

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