𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽
Gothic
verb
Definitions
- to weep, cry
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *grētaną (weep, moan, cry, lament).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grētaną
Gloss
weep, moan, cry, lament
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
😢 😭 😿
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- greet English
- regret English
- regretful English
- regretless English
- regrettable English
- regretter English
- regrettest English
- regretteth English
- regrettable French
- regretter French
- *ǵʰreh₁d- Proto-Indo-European
- *grētaną Proto-Germanic
- *grētaz Proto-Germanic
- grætan Old English
- regretten Middle English
- gráta Old Norse
- græde Danish
- udgræde Danish
- greter Old French
- regretter, regreter Middle French
- *grātan gmw-pro
- gratan Old Saxon
- *greotan Frankish
- *greutan Frankish
- *grātan Frankish
- regrete Mauritian Creole
- regrete Seychellois Creole