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
- to put in line; to string; to regret, to rue
Ancestry of “reien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hriuwan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hreuwan | to cause pain, regret |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrewwaną | to grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |