Where does “hrēowlīc” come from?

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

hrēowlīc (Old English): grievous, pitiful, sad, wretched, cruel, lamentable, hapless, miserable

Definitions

  1. grievous, pitiful, sad, wretched, cruel, lamentable, hapless, miserable

Ancestry of “hrēowlīc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrēowgrief; grief”, “repentance; sorrow, regret,...
2Proto-West Germanichreuwuregret
3Proto-Germanichrewwōpain, sadness, regret, repentance
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “hrēowlīc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu →
hrēowlīc — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer