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Where does “grētaną” come from?

grētaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grētaną (Proto-Germanic): to weep, to cry

Definitions

  1. to weep, to cry

Ancestry of “grētaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grētaną”

  • regret
  • greeting
  • greet
  • regrettable
  • regretfully
  • regretful
  • regrettably
  • gratin
  • greeter
  • regretter
  • greeteth
  • regretfulness
  • regreet
  • unregretful
  • unregretfully
  • greetest
  • gratinate
  • regrettest
  • regretless
  • regretteth
  • greetable
  • greetee
  • regrettableness
  • autogreet
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