weemoed

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːmut/
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Noun

weemoed m (uncountable)

  1. (slightly literary) melancholy
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