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Wrong

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means incorrect, unjust, or contrary to what is right
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Stage 1 of 2
vrangr
Old Norse · medieval
"twisted, crooked"
literally twisted or crooked
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Stage 2 of 2
wrong
English · 1200s
"not correct, or morally unjust"
settled as the word for anything incorrect or unjust
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