Where does “betrauern” come from?

betrauern (German) comes from German trauern, from Middle High German trūren, from Old High German trūrēn, from Proto-Germanic dreusaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- — to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

betrauern (German): to bemourn, to bewail

Definitions

  1. to bemourn, to bewail

Ancestry of “betrauern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrauernto mourn; to be sad
2Middle High Germantrūren—
3Old High Germantrūrēnto mourn
4Proto-Germanicdreusanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrews-crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreusaną →
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