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English word origin

Etymology of wroth

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”)

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Full of anger; wrathful.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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).

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  • Inherited-form mentionwrothenm
  • Inherited-form mentionwrāþang
  • Inherited-form mention*wraiþazgem-pro
  • Derivation mention*wreyt-ine-pro
  • Cognate mentionwreedstq · haughty; proud
  • Cognate mentionwrēdosx
  • Cognate mentionwreednl
  • Cognate mentionreidgoh
  • Cognate mentionreiðrnon
  • Cognate mentionvredda
  • Cognate mentionvredsv
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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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