Where does “rouw” come from?
rouw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rouwe, from Old Dutch reuwa, from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu, from Proto-Germanic hrewwō, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
rouw (Dutch): mourning; sorrow, grief
Ancestry of “rouw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | rouwe | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | reuwa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hreuwu | regret |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrewwō | pain, sadness, regret, repentance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
Words derived from “rouw”