wroth

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wreyt-“to turn”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wraiþaz“cruel”
3. Old English · inherited fromwrāþ
4. Middle English · inherited fromwroth, wrooth
5. English todaywroth

From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Old High German reid (“cruel”), Old Norse reiðr (“angry”) (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

Words from the same roots