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Where does “wroeging” come from?

wroeging (Dutch) comes from Dutch wroegen, from Middle Dutch wroegen, from Old Dutch wruogen, from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

wroeging (Dutch): repentance, remorse

Definitions

  1. repentance, remorse

Ancestry of “wroeging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwroegento blame
2Middle Dutchwroegento make known, to reveal; to bring a charge; to...
3Old Dutchwruogen—
4Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →