Masculine

weemoed

melancholy

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋeːmut/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch weemoede (“deep sadness”), backformation from weemoedich. The semantic development was later influenced by German Wehmut, from Middle Low German wēmōt. Analysable as wee (“pain, woe, sadness”) + moed (“mood”).

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