Where does “rouwen” come from?

rouwen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rouwen, from Old Dutch riuwan, from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan, from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

rouwen (Dutch): to mourn, to grieve

Definitions

  1. to mourn, to grieve

Ancestry of “rouwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrouwento regret
2Old Dutchriuwanto regret
3Proto-West Germanichreuwanto cause pain, regret
4Proto-Germanichrewwanąto grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “rouwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan →
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