wretch

Meaning

Translations

ellendeling

δυστυχισμένος

Unglückliche

pauvre hère

αλήτης

κακόμοιρος

παλιάνθρωπος

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɛt͡ʃ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English wrecche, from Old English wreċċa (“exile, outcast”), from Proto-Germanic *wrakjô (“exile, fugitive, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to track, follow”). Doublet of garçon.

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