Frankish
*grātan
‘to weep, mourn, lament’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Frankish *grātan.
4 English words in this record descend from Frankish *grātan, most familiar first.
- regret ← regretten ← regreter ← *greter
- regrettable ← regret ← regretten ← regreter ← *greter
- regretter ← regret ← regretten ← regreter ← *greter
- regretless ← regret ← regretten ← regreter ← *greter
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Etymograph / Frankish *grātan