An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wrack

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Wrack
Friedrich Kluge2508643An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wrack1891John Francis Davis

Wrack, n., ‘wreck, refuse,’ ModHG. only, from LG.; comp. Du. wrak, E. wreck. Based on Du. wrak, ‘useless, damaged,’ and wraken, ‘to cast out.’