Where does “betrüben” come from?

betrüben (German) comes from German trüben, from Middle High German trüeben, from Old High German truoben, from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

betrüben (German): to sadden

Definitions

  1. to sadden

Ancestry of “betrüben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrübento muddle
2Middle High Germantrüeben—
3Old High Germantruoben—
4Proto-West Germanicdrōbijanto make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb
5Proto-GermanicdrōbijanąTo trouble, disturb
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “betrüben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan →