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Where does “trūren” come from?

trūren (Middle High German) comes 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 “trūren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantrūrēnto mourn
2Proto-Germanicdreusanąto fall
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrews-crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

Words derived from “trūren”

  • nachtrauern
  • trauern
  • betrauern
  • Trauerfeier
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