Where does “hreuwan” come from?

hreuwan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

hreuwan (Proto-West Germanic): to cause pain, regret

Definitions

  1. to cause pain, regret

Ancestry of “hreuwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrewwanąto grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “hreuwan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną →