Where does “Reue” come from?

Reue (German) comes 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.

Reue (German): repentance; remorse, regret

Definitions

  1. repentance; remorse, regret

Ancestry of “Reue”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Reue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu →