Where does “trauern” come from?

trauern (German) comes 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,...

trauern (German): to mourn; to be sad

Definitions

  1. to mourn; to be sad

Ancestry of “trauern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrūren—
2Old High Germantrūrēnto mourn
3Proto-Germanicdreusanąto fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrews-crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

Words derived from “trauern”

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