Where does “reuen” come from?

reuen (German) comes from Middle High German riuwen, from Old Dutch riuwan, from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan, from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

reuen (German): to regret, to be sorry (for), to rue

Definitions

  1. to regret, to be sorry (for), to rue

Ancestry of “reuen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanriuwen—
2Old Dutchriuwanto regret
3Proto-West Germanichreuwanto cause pain, regret
4Proto-Germanichrewwanąto grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “reuen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan →