Where does “rouwen” come from?

rouwen (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

rouwen (Middle Dutch): to regret

Definitions

to regret

Ancestry of “rouwen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	riuwan	to regret
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

Words derived from “rouwen”

rouwen
rouwkleur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan →