Where does “hrēowan” come from?
hrēowan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hreuwan, from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
hrēowan (Old English): to rue; make sorry; grieve
Definitions
- to rue; make sorry; grieve
Ancestry of “hrēowan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hreuwan | to cause pain, regret |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrewwaną | to grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
Words derived from “hrēowan”