Where does “rewen” come from?

rewen (Middle English) comes from Old English hrēowan, from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan, from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

rewen (Middle English): To experience shame, remorse or regret about...

Definitions

  1. To experience shame, remorse or regret about...

Ancestry of “rewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrēowanto rue; make sorry; grieve
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

Words derived from “rewen”

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