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Where does “reutaną” come from?

reutaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.

reutaną (Proto-Germanic): to cry, to wail

Definitions

  1. to cry, to wail

Ancestry of “reutaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep

Words derived from “reutaną”

  • Rissa
  • ride
  • rid
  • reotan
  • rita
  • innrita
  • forrita
  • forritari
  • forritun
  • forritunarmál
  • innritun
  • ritari
  • rjóta
  • rytr
  • rita
  • ryta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- →