treurig.
sad, melancholy
Meaning & usage
sad, melancholy
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch truerich, from Middle High German trūrec, from Old High German trūreg, trūrag, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break, break off, crumble”). Equivalent to treuren (“to grieve”) + -ig (“-y”). Cognate with Low German trurig, German traurig, English dreary.
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