wroo

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wrenk-“to turn, twist, bend”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*wranhō“angle, corner”
3. Old Norse · derived fromrá
4. Middle English · inherited fromwro
5. English todaywroo

From Middle English wro, wra, from Old Norse rá, vrá (“corner, nook”), from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (“angle, corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrenk- (“to turn, twist, bend”). Cognate with Scots wra, wray (“corner, nook”), Danish and Swedish vrå (“corner, nook, recess”).

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