Where does “ruwe” come from?

ruwe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch reuwa, from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu, from Proto-Germanic hrewwō, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

Ancestry of “ruwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchreuwa—
2Proto-West Germanichreuwuregret
3Proto-Germanichrewwōpain, sadness, regret, repentance
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu →