Meaning
Incorrect or untrue.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- /*wrengʷʰder.? Proto-Germanic *wringaną Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Germanic *-az Proto-Germanic *wrangaz Proto-West Germanic *wrang ▲ Old Norse rangrinflu. Old English wrang Old Norse rangrinflu. Middle English wrong English wrong From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: