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These are generally words of Germanic extraction, where the German w is pronounced like our English v.

The German equivalent of English wreck is wrack, pronounced roughly “vrahk”. German also has wringen, pronounced “vringen”, which is equivalent to English wring.

These are generally words of Germanic extraction, where the German w is pronounced like our English v.

The German equivalent of English wreck is Wrack, pronounced roughly “vrahk”. German also has wringen, pronounced “vringen”, which is equivalent to English wring.

These are generally words of Germanic extraction, where the w is pronounced like our v. The German equivalent of wreck is wrack, pronounced roughly "vrahk." German also has wringen, pronounced "vringen," which is equivalent to wring.

These are generally words of Germanic extraction, where the German w is pronounced like our English v. 

The German equivalent of English wreck is wrack, pronounced roughly “vrahk”. German also has wringen, pronounced “vringen”, which is equivalent to English wring.

These are generally words of Germanic extraction, where the "w" is pronounced like our "v." The German equivalent of "wreck" is "Wrack," pronounced roughly "vrahk." German also has "wringen," prounounced "vringen," which is equivalent to our "wring."

These are generally words of Germanic extraction, where the w is pronounced like our v. The German equivalent of wreck is wrack, pronounced roughly "vrahk." German also has wringen, pronounced "vringen," which is equivalent to wring.