Where does “riuwa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “riuwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichreuwuregret
2Proto-Germanichrewwōpain, sadness, regret, repentance
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “riuwa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreuwu →