An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Wrack

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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2557744An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — WrackJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Wrack, neuter, ‘wreck, refuse,’ Modern High German only, from Low German; compare Dutch wrak, English wreck. Based on Dutch wrak, ‘useless, damaged,’ and wraken, ‘to cast out.’

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