Where does “rouwklacht” come from?

rouwklacht (Dutch) comes from Dutch rouw, 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.

rouwklacht (Dutch): lamentation

Definitions

  1. lamentation

Ancestry of “rouwklacht”, step by step

rouwklacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rouw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrouwmourning; sorrow, grief
2Middle Dutchrouwe—
3Old Dutchreuwa—
4Proto-West Germanichreuwuregret
5Proto-Germanichrewwōpain, sadness, regret, repentance
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

via Dutch klacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklachtcomplaint
2Middle Dutchclachte—
3Dutchclagen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu →