Where does “bedaŭri” come from?

bedaŭri (Esperanto) comes from German bedauern, from Middle High German betūren, from Middle High German tūren — to consider grave.

bedaŭri (Esperanto): to regret, be sorry

Definitions

  1. to regret, be sorry

Ancestry of “bedaŭri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbedauernto regret; to pity
2Middle High Germanbetūren—
3Middle High Germantūrento consider grave

Words derived from “bedaŭri”

Every word from Middle High German tūren →Every word from Middle High German betūren →Every word from German bedauern →