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Where does “reuwa” come from?

reuwa (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu, from Proto-Germanic hrewwō, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

Ancestry of “reuwa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reuwa”

  • rouwklacht
  • rouw
  • rouwmoed
  • rouwstemming
  • rouwdag
  • rouwrand
  • rouwe
  • ruwe
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