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

Definitions

  1. mourning; sorrow, grief

Ancestry of “rouw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrouwe—
2Old Dutchreuwa—
3Proto-West Germanichreuwuregret
4Proto-Germanichrewwōpain, sadness, regret, repentance
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “rouw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →