Where does “hreuwu” come from?

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

hreuwu (Proto-West Germanic): regret

Definitions

  1. regret

Ancestry of “hreuwu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hreuwu”

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