Where does “reotan” come from?
reotan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.
reotan (Old English): to weep; to complain; to weep, to complain
Definitions
- to weep; to complain; to weep, to complain
Ancestry of “reotan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | reutaną | to cry, to wail |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | HrewdH- | to weep |