Reue
German (Berlin)
/ˈʁɔɪ̯ə/
noun
Definitions
- repentance; remorse, regret
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German riuwe inherited from Old High German riuwa inherited from *hreuwu inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrewwō (sadness, regret, repentance, pain).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hrewwō
Gloss
sadness, regret, repentance, pain
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
悲, 哀
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bushrue English
- meadowrue English
- rue English
- rue-bargain English
- rueful English
- ruesome English
- ruly English
- ruth English
- Kauf German
- Kaufreue German
- rouw Dutch, Flemish
- rouwdag Dutch, Flemish
- rouwkaart Dutch, Flemish
- rouwklacht Dutch, Flemish
- rouwmoed Dutch, Flemish
- rouwrand Dutch, Flemish
- rouwstemming Dutch, Flemish
- *krew- Proto-Indo-European
- *hrewwō Proto-Germanic
- hreow Old English
- hrēow Old English
- rewe Middle English
- rouwe Middle Dutch
- riuwa Old High German
- riuwe Middle High German
- *hreuwu gmw-pro