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English word wrong comes from Proto-Germanic *wringaną (To squeeze, twist, wring.), Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, Proto-Indo-European *werk'-, Proto-Germanic *wrangr

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*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 [...]

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