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Where does “riuwen” come from?

riuwen (Middle High German) 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.

Ancestry of “riuwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchriuwanto regret
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
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