Where does “bedroeven” come from?

bedroeven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bedroeven, from Middle Dutch droeven, from Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

bedroeven (Dutch): to grieve, sadden

Definitions

  1. to grieve, sadden

Ancestry of “bedroeven”, step by step

bedroeven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch bedroeven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbedroevento disturb, to confuse; to make sad
2Middle Dutchdroevento be sad, to mourn
3Old Dutchdruovento confuse
4Proto-West Germanicdrōbijanto make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb
5Proto-GermanicdrōbijanąTo trouble, disturb
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Dutch droeven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdroevento be sad, to sadden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ-
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