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Where does “riuwan” come from?

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

riuwan (Old Dutch): to regret

Definitions

  1. to regret

Ancestry of “riuwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichreuwanto cause pain, regret
2Proto-Germanichrewwanąto grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “riuwan”

  • rouwen
  • rouwkleur
  • ruwen
  • rouwen
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