droeven
Meaning
to be sad, to sadden
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdruvə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch droeven, from Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną. Equivalent to droef (“sad”) + -en.
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