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 , to rue; to repent
Definitions
- to regret, to be sorry , to rue; to repent
Ancestry of “reuen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | riuwen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | riuwan | to regret |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hreuwan | to cause pain, regret |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrewwaną | to grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
Words derived from “reuen”