Where does “riuwe” come from?

riuwe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German riuwa, from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu, from Proto-Germanic hrewwō, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

Ancestry of “riuwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanriuwa—
2Proto-West Germanichreuwuregret
3Proto-Germanichrewwōpain, sadness, regret, repentance
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “riuwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu →