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Where does “dreuzagaz” come from?

dreuzagaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- — to break, break off, crumble.

dreuzagaz (Proto-Germanic): bloody; gory; sad

Definitions

  1. bloody; gory; sad

Ancestry of “dreuzagaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreus-to break, break off, crumble

Words derived from “dreuzagaz”

  • dreary
  • drear
  • drearisome
  • dreariment
  • drearihood
  • drearihead
  • drearing
  • drearsome
  • Traurigkeit
  • traurig
  • tieftraurig
  • traurigerweise
  • treurig
  • dreryhed
  • drery
  • drēoriġ
  • truerich
  • trūreg
  • trūrag
  • trūrec
  • טרויעריק
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