Where does “reien” come from?

reien (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hriuwan, from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan, from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

reien (Luxembourgish): to put in line; to string; to regret, to rue

Definitions

  1. to put in line; to string; to regret, to rue

Ancestry of “reien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhriuwan—
2Proto-West Germanichreuwanto cause pain, regret
3Proto-Germanichrewwanąto grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan →