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Proto-Germanic
# *wrekaną **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Proto-Germanic **Slug:** wrekana ## Words From This Root - wreck - To damage or destroy something badly so that it no longer works. - wrack - Destruction or ruin (especially in the phrase 'wrack and ruin'). - wreak - to cause or inflict (harm, damage, or vengeance)
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wreck
B2
/ˈɹɛk/
To damage or destroy something badly so that it no longer works.
wrack
C2
/ɹæk/
Destruction or ruin (especially in the phrase 'wrack and ruin').
wreak
C2+
/riːk/
to cause or inflict (harm, damage, or vengeance)
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