Where does “luguber” come from?

luguber (Dutch) comes from French lugubre, from Latin lugubris, from Latin lugeo, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

luguber (Dutch): macabre, gloomy and scary

Definitions

  1. macabre, gloomy and scary

Ancestry of “luguber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlugubregloomy, mournful, lugubrious
2Latinlugubrisof or pertaining to mourning; that causes...
3LatinlugeoI mourn, grieve, lament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin lugeo →Every word from Latin lugubris →