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Where does “trueren” come from?

trueren (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Low German truren, from Middle High German trūren, from Old High German trūrēn, from Proto-Germanic dreusaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- — to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

Ancestry of “trueren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantruren—
2Middle High Germantrūren—
3Old High Germantrūrēnto mourn
4Proto-Germanicdreusanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrews-crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

Words derived from “trueren”

  • treuren
  • treurlied
  • betreuren
  • betreurenswaardig
  • treurlied
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