
English word wrong comes from Proto-Germanic *wringaną (To squeeze, twist, wring.), Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, Proto-Indo-European *werk'-, Proto-Germanic *wrangr
*wringaną (Proto-Germanic)
To squeeze, twist, wring.
*werḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*werk'- (Proto-Indo-European)
to twist, weave, tie together
*wrangr (Proto-Germanic)
*wrangaz (Proto-Germanic)
Twisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry. Wretched, wicked, unjust.
wrangr (Old Norse)
rangr (Old Norse)
Unjust.
wrang (Old English)
Wrong, injustice Rough, uneven.
wrong (Middle English)
wrong (English)
(obsolete) Twisted; wry.. Asserting something incorrect or untrue.. Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.. Immoral, not good, bad.. Improper; unfit; unsuitable.. Incorrect or untrue.. Not working; out of order. (informal) In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly. An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to [...]