Where does “traurig” come from?

traurig (German) comes from Middle High German trūrec, from Old High German trūreg, from Proto-Germanic dreuzagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- — to break, break off, crumble.

traurig (German): sad; sadly

Definitions

  1. sad; sadly

Ancestry of “traurig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrūrec—
2Old High Germantrūreg—
3Proto-Germanicdreuzagazbloody; gory; sad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreus-to break, break off, crumble

Words derived from “traurig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuzagaz →Every word from Old High German trūreg →
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