Where does “Kaufreue” come from?

Kaufreue (German) comes from German Reue, from Middle High German riuwe, from Old High German riuwa, from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu, from Proto-Germanic hrewwō, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

Kaufreue (German): buyer's remorse

Definitions

  1. buyer's remorse

Ancestry of “Kaufreue”, step by step

Kaufreue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReuerepentance; remorse, regret
2Middle High Germanriuwe—
3Old High Germanriuwa—
4Proto-West Germanichreuwuregret
5Proto-Germanichrewwōpain, sadness, regret, repentance
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

via German Kauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaufpurchase
2Middle High Germankouftrade
3Old High Germankoufcommerce, trade; barter; purchase
4Proto-West Germanickauptrade, purchase
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →
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