Where does “rēotan” come from?

rēotan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.

rēotan (Old English): to weep; to complain; to weep, to complain

Definitions

  1. to weep; to complain; to weep, to complain

Ancestry of “rēotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicreutanąto cry, to wail
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep

Words derived from “rēotan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reutaną →